Douglas DC-3 N31538
19 February 1970 · Burbank, California, United States · No injuries
Summary
On 19 February 1970 at about 07:28 local time, a Douglas DC-3 registered N31538, operated by Mercer Enterpr, was involved in an incident during the taxi phase of flight near Burbank, California, United States. 3 people were on board and nobody was injured. The aircraft was slightly damaged. No probable cause statement is available for this record.
The record
- Date
- at 07:28
- Classification
- Incident
- Location
- Burbank, California, United States
- Nearest airport
- Hollywood Burbank
- Coordinates
- Not recorded
- Aircraft
- Douglas DC-3
- Registration
- N31538
- Category
- Fixed-Wing
- Engines
- 2
- Operator
- Mercer Enterpr
- Operating rule
- Intrastate Carrier
- Purpose of flight
- Scheduled Passenger Service
- Phase of flight
- Taxi
- Route
- S → Pt.mugu Nas, Calif
- Aircraft damage
- Minor
- Weather
- VMC
- Light
- Daylight
- NTSB number
- 5-0010
People
Nobody was injured.
| On board | Died | Serious | Minor | Uninjured |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 |
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
50K GUSTS LIFTED TAIL.FTHR DMG DURG RCVRY OPS.COMPANY FLT DISPATCHER CLRD FLT IN UNFAVORABLE WIND.
Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.
Other Douglas DC-3 accidents
| Date | Aircraft | Location | Operator | Outcome | Died |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 3 Jul 1970 | Douglas DC-3 | McGrath, Alaska, United States | - | Fatal | 5 |
| 24 Apr 1969 | Douglas DC-3 | Phan Thiet, Asia | Other-Foreign Flag Carrier | Minor injuries | - |
| 6 Sep 1971 | Douglas DC-3 | Peotone, Illinois, United States | Fred Hill | Serious injuries | - |
| 27 Jun 1971 | Douglas DC-3 | Garberville, California, United States | Shelter Cove S | Fatal | 17 |
| 2 Oct 1971 | Douglas DC-3 | St Maarten, Atlantic Ocean North Lat. | - | No injuries | - |
| 8 Mar 1969 | Douglas DC-3 | No.pacific Ocean, Pacific Ocean North Latitudes | Aircraft Assoc | No injuries | - |
Other accidents in this area
| Date | Aircraft | Location | Operator | Outcome | Died |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 20 Jan 1970 | Piper PA-28 | Norwood, Massachusetts, United States | E W Wiggins AI | No injuries | - |
| 10 Mar 1970 | Cessna 182 | Albany, New York, United States | McIntyre Aviat | No injuries | - |
| 12 Apr 1970 | N American SNJ-4 | Dothan, Alabama, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 8 Mar 1970 | Cessna 182 | Ridgely, Maryland, United States | Charles B Todd | No injuries | - |
| 24 Jul 1970 | Piper PA-28 | Torrance, California, United States | Sperry Air SER | No injuries | - |
| 12 Dec 1970 | Aeronca 11AC | Butler, Georgia, United States | - | Fatal | 2 |