Douglas C47A N86462

20 April 1966 · Douglas Ariz, Arizona, United States · No injuries

Summary

On 20 April 1966 at about 15:05 local time, a Douglas C47A registered N86462, operated by Douglas Aircra, was involved in an accident during the takeoff phase of flight near Douglas Ariz, Arizona, United States. One person was on board and nobody was injured. The aircraft was substantially damaged. No probable cause statement is available for this record.

The record

Date: 20 April 1966 at 15:05
Classification: Accident
Location: Douglas Ariz, Arizona, United States
Nearest airport: Douglas-Bisbee
Coordinates: Not recorded
Aircraft: Douglas C47A
Registration: N86462
Category: Fixed-Wing
Engines: 2
Operator: Douglas Aircra
Operating rule: Fixed Base Operator
Purpose of flight: Ferry
Phase of flight: Takeoff
Aircraft damage: Substantial
Weather: VMC
Light: Daylight
NTSB number: 2-0214

People

Nobody was injured.

On board	Died	Serious	Minor	Uninjured
1	0	0	0	1

Probable cause

The NTSB has not published a probable cause for this record. No probable cause statement is present in the source data.

Nothing about the cause is stated here that is not in the source record.

Read the full NTSB narrative

INTENTIONAL WHEELS-UP LDG.RUDDER CONTROLS EXCEEDED RIGGING TOLERANCE CAUSED RUDDER TO LOCK-UP.

Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.

No coordinates. The source record does not contain a latitude and longitude, so this accident cannot be shown on the map. Everything else about it is on this page.

Source

NTSB record 2-0214, from the public aviation accident database.

Records from before 1982 are not in the NTSB's online investigation search. The full dataset can be downloaded from data.ntsb.gov/avdata.

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