# NTSB Accident FTW89LA041
> **DOUGLAS DC-3** · 1989-01-19 · LAREDO, TX, USA · SERS
## Event
- **NTSB number:** FTW89LA041
- **Event ID:** 20001213X27588
- **Type:** Accident
- **Date:** 1989-01-19
- **Location:** LAREDO, TX, USA
- **Coordinates:** 27.509519, -99.499603
## Injuries
- **Highest injury:** SERS
- **Fatal:** 0
- **Serious:** 2
- **Minor:** 0
- **Uninjured:** 0
- **Total aboard:** 2
## Aircraft
- **Make:** DOUGLAS
- **Model:** DC-3
- **Registration:** XBDYP
- **FAR Part:** 091
- **Engines:** 2
- **Damage:** DEST
## Conditions
- **Light:** NDRK
- **Weather:** VMC
## Probable cause

THE PIC'S DISREGARD FOR THE SECURITY OF THE CARGO THAT PERMITTED ITS SHIFT DURING THE TAKOEFF ROLL. THIS RESULTED IN AN AFT CG SITUATION AND A SUBSEQUENT STALL AND LOSS OF AIRCRAFT CONTROL. A CONTRIBUTING FACTOR IN THE ACCIDENT WAS THE MISMANAGEMENT OF THE ENGINE POWER BY THE CREW AND THE LACK OF EXPERIENCE OF THE CO-PILOT.

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