DC-3 Down in Oklahoma

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Date:28-NOV-2021
Time:23:00
Type:
Silhouette image of generic DC3 model; specific model in this crash may look slightly different

Douglas C-47A-25-DK (DC-3)
Owner/operator:Desert Air Transport Inc
Registration:N272R
MSN:13678
Fatalities:Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 1
Other fatalities:0
Aircraft damage:Unknown
Category:Incident
Location:Haskell Airport (2K9), Haskell, OK -
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United States of America
Phase:Take off
Nature:Cargo
Departure airport:Haskell Airport (2K9), OK
Destination airport:
Narrative:
The aircraft experienced engine issues on takeoff and rolled into trees and a fence at the end of the runway at Haskell Airport (2K9), Haskell, Oklahoma.
The sole pilot onboard was not injured.
 
Same SN was living on borrowed time anyways.


Status:Final
Date:Friday 10 September 1965
Time:12:08
Type:
Silhouette image of generic DC3 model; specific model in this crash may look slightly different

Douglas C-47A-25-DK (DC-3)
Operator:Central American Airways
Registration:N272R
MSN:13678
First flight:1944
Total airframe hrs:12401
Engines:2 Pratt & Whitney R-1830-92
Crew:Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 2
Passengers:Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 0
Total:Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 2
Collision casualties:Fatalities: 1
Aircraft damage:Substantial
Aircraft fate:Repaired
Location:5 km (3.1 mls) E of Louisville-Bowman Field, KY (LOU) (
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United States of America)
Phase:Unknown (UNK)
Nature:Cargo
Departure airport:Louisville-Bowman Field, KY (LOU/KLOU), United States of America
Destination airport:?
Narrative:
After climbing out of Louisville, the DC-3 collided with Cessna 150 N4564U at 1800 feet. The Cessna crashed; the DC-3 returned with a shut down no. 1 engine.
 
DropTank said:
the DC-3 isn't a single pilot airplane is it?
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I wondered about that, but apparently the lower-powered piston version are. More power apparently means including a geared rudder servo tab and introduced a requirement for two pilats.
 
Minuteman said:
I wondered about that, but apparently the lower-powered piston version are. More power apparently means including a geared rudder servo tab and introduced a requirement for two pilats.
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What’s the more lower powered piston version? I don’t recall anything less than an 1820 or 1830 on them.
 
I was also unaware of the single pilot capability of the DC-3, but there is a little discussion about it on the EAA forums. The TCDS for the DC-3 doesn't specify crew requirements, yet the Super DC-3 TCDS does specify two crew members.

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CFI A&P said:
I was also unaware of the single pilot capability of the DC-3, but there is a little discussion about it on the EAA forums. The TCDS for the DC-3 doesn't specify crew requirements, yet the Super DC-3 TCDS does specify two crew members.

C47/DC3 info [Archive] - EAA Forums

I'm looking for someone that has either or both, ownership or maintainence experience with C47's and DC3's. I'm in need of operation costs and maintainence requirement info. I've been asked to help someone buy and then operate one of these old airplanes and just don't have any background...
eaaforums.org
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