# NTSB Accident FTW01LA091
> **de Havilland DHC-3** · 2001-03-31 · Decatur, TX, USA · SERS
## Event
- **NTSB number:** FTW01LA091
- **Event ID:** 20010404X00692
- **Type:** Accident
- **Date:** 2001-03-31
- **Location:** Decatur, TX, USA
- **Coordinates:** 33.229209, -97.589675
## Injuries
- **Highest injury:** SERS
- **Fatal:** 0
- **Serious:** 5
- **Minor:** 13
- **Uninjured:** 4
- **Total aboard:** 22
## Aircraft
- **Make:** de Havilland
- **Model:** DHC-3
- **Registration:** N120BA
- **FAR Part:** 091
- **Engines:** 1
- **Damage:** SUBS
## Conditions
- **Light:** DAYL
- **Weather:** VMC
## Probable cause

the pilot's failure to maintain aircraft control during the takeoff/initial climb.  Contributing factors were the pilot's exceeding aircraft weight and balance limits and the dust devil.

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