Douglas DC-3C N65276
21 December 1967 · Denver, Colorado, United States · Fatal
Summary
On 21 December 1967 at about 16:00 local time, a Douglas DC-3C registered N65276, operated by Frontier Airlines, Inc., was involved in an accident during the takeoff phase of flight near Denver, Colorado, United States. 2 people were on board and 2 died. The aircraft was destroyed. No probable cause statement is available for this record.
The record
- Date
- at 16:00
- Classification
- Accident
- Location
- Denver, Colorado, United States
- Nearest airport
- Stapelton Intl
- Coordinates
- Not recorded
- Aircraft
- Douglas DC-3C
- Registration
- N65276
- Category
- Fixed-Wing
- Engines
- 2
- Operator
- Frontier Airlines, Inc.
- Phase of flight
- Takeoff
- Aircraft damage
- Destroyed
- Weather
- VMC
- Light
- Daylight
- NTSB number
- 1-0028
People
2 people died.
| On board | Died | Serious | Minor | Uninjured |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 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
PLT- TOOKOFF WITH ELEVATOR EXTERNAL CONTROL LOCKINSTALLED.
Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.
Other Douglas DC-3C accidents
| Date | Aircraft | Location | Operator | Outcome | Died |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 17 Jan 1967 | Douglas DC-3C | McGrath, Alaska, United States | Federal Aviati | Serious injuries | - |
| 24 Mar 1967 | Douglas DC-3C | Merced, California, United States | Amerine Turkey | Minor injuries | - |
| 3 Aug 1968 | Douglas DC-3C | Walls, Mississippi, United States | Jack Adams ACF | No injuries | - |
| 29 Feb 1968 | Douglas DC-3C | Statesville, North Carolina, United States | Miller Aviatio | No injuries | - |
| 26 Sep 1968 | Douglas DC-3C | Teterboro, New York, United States | Eastern Aviati | No injuries | - |
| 25 Nov 1968 | Douglas DC-3C | Chicago, Illinois, United States | Federal Aviati | No injuries | - |
Other accidents in this area
| Date | Aircraft | Location | Operator | Outcome | Died |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 29 Mar 1967 | Boeing B-720 | Sheridan, Wyoming, United States | United Air Lines, Inc. | Serious injuries | - |
| 19 Jan 1967 | Piper PA-23 | San Mateo Calif, California, United States | Air, Inc. | Fatal | 2 |
| 5 Jul 1967 | Cessna 150 | Watkins, Colorado, United States | Alpine Aviatio | Serious injuries | - |
| 2 Sep 1967 | Cessna 172E | Ea.hampton, Connecticut, United States | - | Serious injuries | - |
| 10 Mar 1967 | Cessna 172 | Matagorda Is. Tex, Texas, United States | - | Fatal | 3 |
| 25 Jan 1967 | Cessna 150 | Sapphire, North Carolina, United States | Executive Avia | No injuries | - |