Douglas DC-7B N816D
28 November 1980 · Pecos, Texas, United States · Fatal
Summary
On 28 November 1980 at about 21:35 local time, a Douglas DC-7B registered N816D was involved in an accident during the takeoff phase of flight near Pecos, Texas, United States. 2 people were on board and 2 died. The aircraft was destroyed. No probable cause statement is available for this record.
The record
- Date
- at 21:35
- Classification
- Accident
- Location
- Pecos, Texas, United States
- Nearest airport
- Pecos Muni
- Coordinates
- Not recorded
- Aircraft
- Douglas DC-7B
- Registration
- N816D
- Category
- Fixed-Wing
- Engines
- 4
- Operator
- Not recorded
- Operating rule
- Private Owner
- Purpose of flight
- Unknown/Not Reported
- Phase of flight
- Takeoff
- Route
- S → Z
- Aircraft damage
- Destroyed
- Weather
- VMC
- Light
- Night (Dark)
- NTSB number
- 3-3146
People
2 people died.
| On board | Died | Serious | Minor | Uninjured |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2 | 2 | 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
AFTER TKOF, STARTED L TURN, LOW ALT.BANK ANGLE INCREASED, CRASHED, BURNED.NO 2 PROP FND FEATHERED.
Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.
Other Douglas DC-7B accidents
| Date | Aircraft | Location | Operator | Outcome | Died |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 13 Jul 1970 | Douglas DC-7B | Ypsilanti, Michigan, United States | Ortner Air SER | No injuries | - |
| 1 Oct 1992 | Douglas DC-7B | Kyburz, California, United States | U. S. Forest Service | Unknown | - |
| 23 Mar 1967 | Douglas DC-7B | Travis Afb, California, United States | Universal Airlines, Inc. | No injuries | - |
| 8 Feb 1965 | Douglas DC-7B | Jones Beach Li Ny, New York, United States | Eastern Air Lines, Inc. | Fatal | 84 |
| 16 Mar 1963 | Douglas DC-7B | Oakland, California, United States | American Airlines, Inc. | No injuries | - |
| 12 Mar 1963 | Douglas DC-7B | Boston, Massachusetts, United States | Eastern Air Lines, Inc. | No injuries | - |
Other accidents in this area
| Date | Aircraft | Location | Operator | Outcome | Died |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 15 Feb 1980 | Grum-Amer AA-5 | Miami, Florida, United States | - | Fatal | 1 |
| 20 Mar 1980 | Piper PA-30 | Charlotte, North Carolina, United States | Caro-Wings FLI | Fatal | 1 |
| 27 May 1980 | Cessna 150 | Clinton, Maryland, United States | Andrews Aero C | No injuries | - |
| 19 May 1980 | Cessna 150 | Everett, Pennsylvania, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 18 May 1980 | Grumman AA-1 | Sylvania, Ohio, United States | - | Fatal | 2 |
| 10 Apr 1980 | Cessna 150 | Colusa, California, United States | Sky View Aviat | No injuries | - |