The DC-3 Aviation Museum
Accident Report:
submitted by: "William T. Larkins" - wtl@earthlink.net
http://www.ntsb.gov/Aviation/
NTSB Identification: CHI97FA084A. The docket is stored in the (offiine) NTSB Imaging System.
Accident occurred MAR- 15-97 at NEWTON, WI
Aircraft: Douglas DC-3C/BT-67R, registration: TZ389
Injuries: 4 Fatal.
HISTORY OF FLIGHT On March 15, 1997, at 1528 central standard time (cst), a Douglas DC-3C/BT-67R,
TZ389, operated by an airline transport pilot, was destroyed when during cruise formation flight with a Beechcraft
A-36, N3657A, the two airplanes collided. Both airplanes subsequently departed controlled flight and impacted the
terrain. Visual meteorological conditions prevailed at the time of the accident. The aerial photography flight was being
conducted under 14 CFR Part 91. Neither pilot had filed a flight plan. Both pilots on the DC-3C/BT-67R, and the
pilot and passenger on the A-36 were fatally injured. The flight originated at Oshkosh, Wisconsin, at 1400 est.
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