Douglas DC-3 N386T
29 November 1963 · Morgantown, West Virginia, United States · Fatal
Summary
On 29 November 1963 at about 11:10 local time, a Douglas DC-3 registered N386T, operated by Purdue Aeronautics Corp., was involved in an accident during the landing phase of flight near Morgantown, West Virginia, United States. 3 people were on board and one died, one was seriously injured, one had minor injuries. The aircraft was destroyed. No probable cause statement is available for this record.
The record
- Date
- at 11:10
- Classification
- Accident
- Location
- Morgantown, West Virginia, United States
- Nearest airport
- Morgantown
- Coordinates
- Not recorded
- Aircraft
- Douglas DC-3
- Registration
- N386T
- Category
- Fixed-Wing
- Engines
- 2
- Operator
- Purdue Aeronautics Corp.
- Phase of flight
- Landing
- Aircraft damage
- Destroyed
- Weather
- IMC
- Light
- Daylight
- NTSB number
- 1-0017
People
1 person died.
| On board | Died | Serious | Minor | Uninjured |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 |
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
ACFT NOT EQUIPPED WITH NAV INSTRUMENTATION APPROPRIATE TO GRND FACILITIES BEING USED.
Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.
Other Douglas DC-3 accidents
| Date | Aircraft | Location | Operator | Outcome | Died |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 18 Mar 1963 | Douglas DC-3 | Peoria, Illinois, United States | Ozark Air Lines, Inc. | No injuries | - |
| 11 Dec 1963 | Douglas DC-3 | Kalispell, Montana, United States | West Coast Airlines, Inc. | No injuries | - |
| 4 Apr 1964 | Douglas DC-3 | Symours Bahamas, Other-Foreign Countries | - | No injuries | - |
| 22 Dec 1962 | Douglas DC-3 | Clinton, Iowa, United States | Ozark Air Lines, Inc. | No injuries | - |
| 18 Apr 1962 | Douglas DC-3 | Dallas, Texas, United States | Purdue Airlines, Inc. | Fatal | 3 |
| 20 Jan 1962 | Douglas DC-3 | Big Trees, California, United States | Blatz Airlines, Inc. | Serious injuries | - |
Other accidents in this area
| Date | Aircraft | Location | Operator | Outcome | Died |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 13 Jan 1963 | Douglas DC-7 | Memphis, Tennessee, United States | Delta Air Lines, Inc. | Fatal | 1 |
| 29 Jan 1963 | Vickers 810 | Kansas City, Missouri, United States | Continental Air Lines, Inc. | Fatal | 8 |
| 3 Feb 1963 | Lockheed 1049H | San Francisco, California, United States | Slick Airways, Inc. | Fatal | 4 |
| 16 Feb 1963 | Curtiss-Wrt C-46F | Puyallup, Washington, United States | Zantop Air Transport | Serious injuries | - |
| 17 Jan 1963 | Fairchild F-27 | Salt Lake City, Utah, United States | West Coast Airlines, Inc. | Fatal | 3 |
| 12 Feb 1963 | Boeing 720B | Miami, Florida, United States | Northwest Airlines, Inc. | Fatal | 43 |