Date: | Friday 11 April 1980 |
Time: | 17:00 |
Type: | Douglas C-47A-30-DK (DC-3) |
Owner/operator: | Clifford A. Hackney Sr. |
Registration: | N64490 |
MSN: | 25360/13915 |
Year of manufacture: | 1944 |
Engine model: | Pratt & Whitney R-1830-92 |
Fatalities: | Fatalities: 3 / Occupants: 6 |
Aircraft damage: | Destroyed, written off |
Category: | Accident |
Location: | 0,8 km from Athol-Silverwood Airport, ID -
United States of America
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Phase: | Initial climb |
Nature: | Test |
Departure airport: | Athol-Silverwood Airport, ID |
Destination airport: | Athol-Silverwood Airport, ID |
Investigating agency: | NTSB |
Confidence Rating: | Accident investigation report completed and information captured |
Narrative:Douglas C-47 N64490 had been parked at Athol for 11 months and was to perform a first test flight following inspection. After takeoff from runway 21, one of the engines failed. This caused the DC-3 to bank to the left and crash into trees approx. 800 m past the end of the runway. The reason for the engine failure is unknown, but the pilot should have aborted the takeoff.
PROBABLE CAUSE:
powerplant - miscellaneous: powerplant failure for undetermined reasons
pilot in command - failed to abort takeoff
partial power loss - unknown/not reported
complete power loss - unknown/not reported
Accident investigation:
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Investigating agency: | NTSB |
Report number: | SEA80FA025 |
Status: | Investigation completed |
Duration: | 4 months |
Download report: | Final report |
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Sources:
NTSB
Images:
photo (c) Roger Jarman; Athol-Silverwood Airport, ID
photo (c) William Griffith; Everett-Paine Field, WA (PAE/KPAE)
Revision history:
Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
01-Apr-2024 11:18 |
harro |
Updated [Other fatalities, Source] |