Douglas DC-3 N45873

9 July 1978 · Richmond, Indiana, United States · Serious injuries

Summary

On 9 July 1978 at about 14:15 local time, a Douglas DC-3 registered N45873, operated by Henderson & JA, was involved in an accident during the takeoff phase of flight near Richmond, Indiana, United States. 42 people were on board and 3 were seriously injured, 7 had minor injuries. The aircraft was substantially damaged. No probable cause statement is available for this record.

The record

Date: 9 July 1978 at 14:15
Classification: Accident
Location: Richmond, Indiana, United States
Nearest airport: Richmond Muni
Coordinates: Not recorded
Aircraft: Douglas DC-3
Registration: N45873
Category: Fixed-Wing
Engines: 2
Operator: Henderson & JA
Operating rule: Contract Carrier
Purpose of flight: Parachute Jump
Phase of flight: Takeoff
Route: S → Local
Aircraft damage: Substantial
Weather: VMC
Light: Daylight
NTSB number: 3-4435

People

3 people were seriously injured.

On board	Died	Serious	Minor	Uninjured
42	0	3	7	32

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

SWAGED FITTING ON ELEVATOR CABLES BINDING ON STA63 BULKHEAD.

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 3-4435, 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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