Douglas DC-3A N139D
10 July 1969 · Malcolm Is, Canada · Minor injuries
Summary
On 10 July 1969 at about 10:25 local time, a Douglas DC-3A registered N139D, operated by Interstate Air, was involved in an accident during the takeoff phase of flight near Malcolm Is, Canada. 25 people were on board and 2 had minor injuries. The aircraft was substantially damaged. No probable cause statement is available for this record.
The record
- Date
- at 10:25
- Classification
- Accident
- Location
- Malcolm Is, Canada
- Nearest airport
- Malcolm Is
- Coordinates
- Not recorded
- Aircraft
- Douglas DC-3A
- Registration
- N139D
- Category
- Fixed-Wing
- Engines
- 2
- Operator
- Interstate Air
- Operating rule
- Fixed Base Operator
- Purpose of flight
- Charter Cargo-Domestic
- Phase of flight
- Takeoff
- Route
- S → Duluth, Minn
- Aircraft damage
- Substantial
- Weather
- VMC
- Light
- Daylight
- NTSB number
- 6-0082
People
2 people had minor injuries.
| On board | Died | Serious | Minor | Uninjured |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 25 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 23 |
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.
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INVESTIGATED BY THE GOVT OF CANADA.
Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.
Other Douglas DC-3A accidents
| Date | Aircraft | Location | Operator | Outcome | Died |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 18 Apr 1969 | Douglas DC-3A | Denver, Colorado, United States | Aspen Airways | No injuries | - |
| 18 Apr 1969 | Douglas DC-3A | Cleveland, Tennessee, United States | Carol Enterpri | No injuries | - |
| 26 Jul 1969 | Douglas DC-3A | Chamblee, Georgia, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 21 Mar 1970 | Douglas DC-3A | Melcor Ocampo, Mexico | POR Avion, Inc. | Fatal | 2 |
| 4 Jul 1968 | Douglas DC-3A | Oshkosh, Wisconsin, United States | Business Aircr | No injuries | - |
| 11 Jun 1971 | Douglas DC-3A | Okla.city, Oklahoma, United States | World Aviation | No injuries | - |
Other accidents in this area
| Date | Aircraft | Location | Operator | Outcome | Died |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 8 Feb 1969 | Cessna 172D | Couts, Canada | W.h.flyers Inc | No injuries | - |
| 17 Apr 1969 | Lockheed 18-56 | Port Hardy, Canada | - | No injuries | - |
| 30 May 1969 | Cessna 185 | Nimpo Lake, Canada | - | No injuries | - |
| 17 Jun 1969 | Mooney M20G | Labariere, Canada | - | No injuries | - |
| 18 May 1969 | Piper PA-22 | Bowmanville, Canada | Pryor Aviation | Fatal | 2 |
| 22 May 1969 | Cessna 195 | Flat Lake, Canada | Asphalt Produc | Fatal | 1 |