Douglas DC-3 N51071
13 December 1977 · Evansville, Indiana, United States · Fatal
Summary
On 13 December 1977 at about 19:22 local time, a Douglas DC-3 registered N51071, operated by National Jet S, was involved in an accident during the takeoff phase of flight near Evansville, Indiana, United States. 29 people were on board and 29 died. The aircraft was destroyed. No probable cause statement is available for this record.
The record
- Date
- at 19:22
- Classification
- Accident
- Location
- Evansville, Indiana, United States
- Nearest airport
- Evansville Rgnl
- Coordinates
- Not recorded
- Aircraft
- Douglas DC-3
- Registration
- N51071
- Category
- Fixed-Wing
- Engines
- 2
- Operator
- National Jet S
- Operating rule
- Air Taxi Operator
- Purpose of flight
- Air Taxi-Passenger Operations
- Phase of flight
- Takeoff
- Route
- Indianapolis, In → Nashville, Tn
- Aircraft damage
- Destroyed
- Weather
- IMC
- Light
- Night (Dark)
- NTSB number
- 3-4093
People
29 people died.
| On board | Died | Serious | Minor | Uninjured |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 29 | 29 | 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
RUDDER, R AIL CTL LOCKS INSTALLED.REAR CG AFT OF OPTIMUM RANGE BUT FORWARD OF REARMOST LIMIT.
Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.
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|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 13 Jun 1977 | Douglas DC-3 | Newton, Georgia, United States | Hall Mining Co | Serious injuries | - |
| 18 Mar 1977 | Douglas DC-3 | Polk City, Florida, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 14 Apr 1977 | Douglas DC-3 | San Juan, Puerto Rico, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 2 Dec 1978 | Douglas DC-3 | Des Moines, Iowa, United States | SMB Stage Line | Serious injuries | - |
| 11 Dec 1978 | Douglas DC-3 | Port Mayaca, Florida, United States | - | Fatal | 2 |
| 21 Sep 1978 | Douglas DC-3 | Missing Aircraft, Unknown/Not Reported | Argosy Airline | Fatal | 4 |
Other accidents in this area
| Date | Aircraft | Location | Operator | Outcome | Died |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 18 Mar 1977 | Cessna 182Q | Mangum, Oklahoma, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 25 Mar 1977 | Beechcraft B24R | Anchorage, Alaska, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 10 Apr 1977 | Hiller UH-12E | Thermal, California, United States | - | Fatal | 1 |
| 22 May 1977 | Piper PA-18 | Fort Plain, New York, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 13 Jul 1977 | Cessna 188 | Brookland, Arkansas, United States | JAY H Harmon | No injuries | - |
| 1 May 1977 | Eaa Biplane P | Kennewick, Washington, United States | - | Serious injuries | - |