Douglas DC3A N142D
20 March 1969 · New Orleans, Louisiana, United States · Fatal
Summary
On 20 March 1969 at about 06:55 local time, a Douglas DC3A registered N142D, operated by Travel Associa, was involved in an accident during the landing phase of flight near New Orleans, Louisiana, United States. 27 people were on board and 16 died, 6 were seriously injured, 5 had minor injuries. The aircraft was destroyed. No probable cause statement is available for this record.
The record
- Date
- at 06:55
- Classification
- Accident
- Location
- New Orleans, Louisiana, United States
- Nearest airport
- Moisant
- Coordinates
- Not recorded
- Aircraft
- Douglas DC3A
- Registration
- N142D
- Category
- Fixed-Wing
- Engines
- 2
- Operator
- Travel Associa
- Operating rule
- Private Owner
- Purpose of flight
- Charter-Passg-International
- Phase of flight
- Landing
- Route
- Memphis, Tenn → S
- Aircraft damage
- Destroyed
- Weather
- IMC
- Light
- Daylight
- NTSB number
- 3-1280
People
16 people died.
| On board | Died | Serious | Minor | Uninjured |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 27 | 16 | 6 | 5 | 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
DSCNDED BLO APCH MINIMA.MISUNDERSTOOD APCH CTLERMISC-CONTROLLING REGULATIONS NOT CLEAR.
Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.
Other Douglas DC3A accidents
| Date | Aircraft | Location | Operator | Outcome | Died |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 19 Jul 1969 | Douglas DC3A | Austin, Texas, United States | Lago Vista | No injuries | - |
| 7 Jun 1968 | Douglas DC3A | Tampico, Mexico | Aerodyne Engin | Minor injuries | - |
| 19 Mar 1972 | Douglas DC3A | Ft Lauderdale, Florida, United States | Connestee Fall | No injuries | - |
| 2 Dec 1973 | Douglas DC3A | Ypsilanti, Michigan, United States | Continental AV | No injuries | - |
| 27 Dec 1973 | Douglas DC3A | W.palm Beach, Florida, United States | Shawnee Airlin | Minor injuries | - |
| 15 Feb 1964 | Douglas DC3A | St Louis Mo, Missouri, United States | - | No injuries | - |
Other accidents in this area
| Date | Aircraft | Location | Operator | Outcome | Died |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2 Feb 1969 | Piper PA-28 | Lacosta Is, Florida, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 1 Mar 1969 | Cessna 310 | Orlando, Florida, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 15 Mar 1969 | Luscombe 8A | Sedalia, Colorado, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 22 Apr 1969 | Beechcraft H35 | Union Lake, Michigan, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 23 Mar 1969 | Piper PA-22 | Midlothian, Illinois, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 30 May 1969 | Taylr Titch M-3 | Watkins, Colorado, United States | - | Fatal | 1 |