Narrative:
After a local maintenance flight the crew returned to St. Petersburg to practice full stop landings. Shortly after becoming airborne during the second takeoff, the right engine suffered a power loss. The DC-3 climbed to about 50 feet agl, veered right and crashed east of runway 35. The captain had 5 hours as pilot in command of DC-3 airplanes during the last 5 months with 1 hour and 2 takeoff & landings over the last 90 days. This was the first flight in a DC-3 for the co-pilot with no record of any training in the DC-3.
PROBABLE CAUSE:
reason for occurrence undetermined
procedures/directives .. not followed .. pilot in command
emergency procedure .. improper .. pilot in command
inadequate recurrent training .. pilot in command
lack of recent experience in type of aircraft .. pilot in command
CONTRIBUTING FACTORS:
maintenance .. inadequate .. other maintenance personnel
fuel system,selector/valve .. Inadequate
accident date: 06-06-1982
type: Douglas C-47A (DC-3)
registration: N95C
| Status: | Accident investigation report completed and information captured |
| Date: | Sunday 6 June 1982 |
| Time: | 16:54 |
| Type: |  Douglas C-47A-90-DL (DC-3) |
| Operator: | Fromhagen Aviation |
| Registration: | N95C |
| MSN: | 20139 |
| First flight: | 1944 |
| Total airframe hrs: | 15033 |
| Engines: | 2 Pratt & Whitney R-1830 |
| Crew: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 2 |
| Passengers: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 3 |
| Total: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 5 |
| Aircraft damage: | Destroyed |
| Aircraft fate: | Written off (damaged beyond repair) |
| Location: | St. Petersburg International Airport, FL (PIE) ( United States of America)
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| Crash site elevation: | 3 m (10 feet) amsl |
| Phase: | Initial climb (ICL) |
| Nature: | Training |
| Departure airport: | St. Petersburg International Airport, FL (PIE/KPIE), United States of America |
| St. Petersburg International Airport, FL (PIE/KPIE), United States of America |
After a local maintenance flight the crew returned to St. Petersburg to practice full stop landings. Shortly after becoming airborne during the second takeoff, the right engine suffered a power loss. The DC-3 climbed to about 50 feet agl, veered right and crashed east of runway 35. The captain had 5 hours as pilot in command of DC-3 airplanes during the last 5 months with 1 hour and 2 takeoff & landings over the last 90 days. This was the first flight in a DC-3 for the co-pilot with no record of any training in the DC-3.
Probable Cause:
PROBABLE CAUSE:
reason for occurrence undetermined
procedures/directives .. not followed .. pilot in command
emergency procedure .. improper .. pilot in command
inadequate recurrent training .. pilot in command
lack of recent experience in type of aircraft .. pilot in command
CONTRIBUTING FACTORS:
maintenance .. inadequate .. other maintenance personnel
fuel system,selector/valve .. Inadequate
Accident investigation:
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Sources:
» NTSBPhotos
accident date: 06-06-1982
type: Douglas C-47A (DC-3)
registration: N95C
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