Narrative:
An inexperienced and unqualified (DC-3) pilot commenced takeoff with a 7 kt tailwind and with an unlocked tail wheel. The aircraft crashed.
PROBABLE CAUSE: "Loss of control at take-off because of the inexperience of the unqualified pilot making the take-off and because of the failure of the experienced pilot in the right seat to assume timely control. The accident sequence was initiated by poor judgment of the pilot-in-command in allowing an unqualified pilot to make the take-off and by the Regional Director's assuming the left seat which was contrary to his own operating rules to assure that the aircraft was operated by qualified pilots at their respective duty stations."
| Status: | Accident investigation report completed and information captured |
| Date: | Thursday 27 March 1975 |
| Time: | 14:35 |
| Type: |  Douglas C-48A (DC-3C ) |
| Operator: | Federal Aviation Administration - FAA |
| Registration: | N6 |
| MSN: | 4146 |
| First flight: | 1941 |
| Total airframe hrs: | 13901 |
| Engines: | 2 Pratt & Whitney R-1830-94 |
| Crew: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 3 |
| Passengers: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 8 |
| Total: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 11 |
| Aircraft damage: | Damaged beyond repair |
| Location: | Dubois-Jefferson County Airport, PA (DUJ) ( United States of America)
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| Phase: | Takeoff (TOF) |
| Nature: | Executive |
| Departure airport: | Dubois-Jefferson County Airport, PA (DUJ/KDUJ), United States of America |
| Harrisburg International Airport, PA (MDT/KMDT), United States of America |
An inexperienced and unqualified (DC-3) pilot commenced takeoff with a 7 kt tailwind and with an unlocked tail wheel. The aircraft crashed.
Probable Cause:
PROBABLE CAUSE: "Loss of control at take-off because of the inexperience of the unqualified pilot making the take-off and because of the failure of the experienced pilot in the right seat to assume timely control. The accident sequence was initiated by poor judgment of the pilot-in-command in allowing an unqualified pilot to make the take-off and by the Regional Director's assuming the left seat which was contrary to his own operating rules to assure that the aircraft was operated by qualified pilots at their respective duty stations."
Accident investigation:
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Follow-up / safety actions
NTSB issued 1 Safety Recommendation
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Distance from Dubois-Jefferson County Airport, PA to Harrisburg International Airport, PA as the crow flies is 209 km (131 miles).
Distance from Dubois-Jefferson County Airport, PA to Harrisburg International Airport, PA as the crow flies is 209 km (131 miles).
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