Douglas DC-3 N74844

16 July 1971 · Windsor Lks, Connecticut, United States · Minor injuries

Summary

On 16 July 1971 at about 15:21 local time, a Douglas DC-3 registered N74844, operated by New England PR, was involved in an accident during the takeoff phase of flight near Windsor Lks, Connecticut, United States. 3 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: 16 July 1971 at 15:21
Classification: Accident
Location: Windsor Lks, Connecticut, United States
Nearest airport: Bradley
Coordinates: Not recorded
Aircraft: Douglas DC-3
Registration: N74844
Category: Fixed-Wing
Engines: 2
Operator: New England PR
Operating rule: Corporate/Executive
Purpose of flight: Ferry
Phase of flight: Takeoff
Route: S → Beverly, Mass
Aircraft damage: Substantial
Weather: VMC
Light: Daylight
NTSB number: 3-2055

People

2 people had minor injuries.

On board	Died	Serious	Minor	Uninjured
3	0	0	2	1

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 HADNT FLOWN FOR ABOUT 10 MOS. PLT NOT TYPE RATED. LAST FLEW DC-3 IN 1967.

Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.

No coordinates. The source record does not contain a latitude and longitude, so this accident cannot be shown on the map. Everything else about it is on this page.

Source

NTSB record 3-2055, from the public aviation accident database.

Records from before 1982 are not in the NTSB's online investigation search. The full dataset can be downloaded from data.ntsb.gov/avdata.

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