Douglas DC-3C N51041
26 July 1971 · Redmond, Oregon, United States · No injuries
Summary
On 26 July 1971 at about 09:51 local time, a Douglas DC-3C registered N51041, operated by U.s.forest SER, was involved in an accident during the takeoff phase of flight near Redmond, Oregon, United States. 2 people were on board and nobody was injured. The aircraft was substantially damaged. No probable cause statement is available for this record.
The record
- Date
- at 09:51
- Classification
- Accident
- Location
- Redmond, Oregon, United States
- Nearest airport
- Roberts
- Coordinates
- Not recorded
- Aircraft
- Douglas DC-3C
- Registration
- N51041
- Category
- Fixed-Wing
- Engines
- 2
- Operator
- U.s.forest SER
- Operating rule
- Federal-Public Aircraft
- Purpose of flight
- Ferry
- Phase of flight
- Takeoff
- Route
- S → Cave Junction, Oreg
- Aircraft damage
- Substantial
- Weather
- VMC
- Light
- Daylight
- NTSB number
- 3-4315
People
Nobody was injured.
| On board | Died | Serious | Minor | Uninjured |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
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
L ENG EXHAUST COLLECTOR RING CAME LOOSE, INITIATED FIRE.PLT DIDNT SHUT ENG DOWN, FLAMES SPREAD.
Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.
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|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 14 Feb 1971 | Douglas DC-3C | Shawnee, Oklahoma, United States | Patterson-McCa | Serious injuries | - |
| 11 Mar 1971 | Douglas DC-3C | Lubbock, Texas, United States | Dept.of Transp | No injuries | - |
| 4 Jan 1971 | Douglas DC-3C | New York, New York, United States | Federal Aviati | Serious injuries | - |
| 11 Oct 1971 | Douglas DC-3C | New Braunfels, Texas, United States | Mid-America HO | No injuries | - |
| 1 Oct 1970 | Douglas DC-3C | Anchorage, Alaska, United States | Federal Aviati | Fatal | 2 |
| 13 Jun 1970 | Douglas DC-3C | San Juan, Puerto Rico, United States | - | No injuries | - |
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|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 9 Mar 1971 | M Mustang M-1 | Aurora, Colorado, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 25 Jan 1971 | Cessna 172 | Creston, Iowa, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 12 Jan 1971 | Piper PA-22 | Sarasota, Florida, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 14 Mar 1971 | Cessna 172K | Bethany, Oklahoma, United States | Diamond Air, In | No injuries | - |
| 27 Mar 1971 | Taylorcraft DCO-65 | Portage, Pennsylvania, United States | - | Minor injuries | - |
| 20 May 1971 | Flybaby 1A | Oxford, Connecticut, United States | - | Minor injuries | - |