Status:	Final
Date:	12 JUN 1979
Time:	07:23
Type:	Douglas DC-3D
Operator:	Bradley Aviation
Registration:	N427W
C/n / msn:	43073
First flight:	1946
Crew:	Fatalities: 2 / Occupants: 2
Passengers:	Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 0
Total:	Fatalities: 2 / Occupants: 2
Airplane damage:	Written off
Airplane fate:	Written off (damaged beyond repair)
Location:	Fort Lauderdale, FL (United States of America)
Phase:	Initial climb (ICL)
Nature:	Unknown
Departure airport:	Fort Lauderdale-Executive Airport, FL (FXE/KFXE), United States of America
Destination airport:	?

Narrative:
The DC-3 lifted off prematurely and climbed with the gear still extended. The plane eventually stalled and spun to the ground. The pilot didn't posses the required DC-3 type rating. The DC-3 had been imported from Panama but no certificate of airworthiness had been issued yet.

PROBABLE CAUSE:
pilot in command - premature lift-off
pilot in command - failed to obtain/maintain flying speed
FACTOR:
pilot in command - failed to follow approved procedures,directives,etc.

Events:

Sources:
» NTSB