MINR · Douglas DC3A · 1996-06-20 · CUT AND SHOOT, TX, USA
Event
NTSB number
FTW96FA262
Event ID
20001208X05955
Type
Accident
Date
1996-06-20
Location
CUT AND SHOOT, TX, USA
Coordinates
30.379293, -95.379524
Injuries
Highest injury
MINR
Fatal
0
Serious
0
Minor
3
Uninjured
0
Total aboard
3
Aircraft
Make
Douglas
Model
DC3A
Registration
N23WT
FAR Part
091
Engines
2
Damage
DEST
Conditions
Light
DAYL
Weather
VMC
Probable cause
The flight instructor's failure to use the single engine best angle of climb airspeed resulting in a loss of control of the aircraft. Factors were the loss of power to the left engine for undetermined reasons, the flight instructor not being qualified to be pilot-in-command in the DC3, his lack of recent experience in the DC3, and the lack of suitable terrain for the forced landing.