LAREDO, TX, USA
N39DT
DOUGLAS DC-3A
THE LEFT ENGINE FAILED DURING INITIAL CLIMB IMMEDIATELY AFTER LIFTOFF. AIRSPEED COULD NOT BE MAINTAINED WITH ONE ENGINE OUT DUE TO THE FACT THAT THE AIRCRAFT WAS CLIMBING SLOWLY JUST ABOVE THE SURFACE AND WAS LOADED TO 3,809 POUNDS ABOVE ITS MAXIMUM ALLOWABLE TAKEOFF GROSS WEIGHT. AN EMERGENCY LANDING WAS ATTEMPTED BUT DIRECTIONAL CONTROL WAS LOST AND THE AIRCRAFT STALL/MUSHED AND COLLIDED WITH THE TERRAIN ALONGSIDE THE RUNWAY. THE LEFT ENG WAS EXAMINED AFTER THE ACC AND NO MALFUNCTIONS FOUND.
Source: NTSB Aviation Accident Database
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