Douglas C-47 Skytrain (DC-3) crash, Dec 21, 1967 (2 killed)
Douglas C-47 Skytrain (DC-3) accident on December 21, 1967 near Denver-Stapleton Colorado, United States with 2 fatalities. Cause: The crew did not...
- Date: December 21, 1967
- Aircraft: Douglas C-47 Skytrain (DC-3)
- Location: Denver-Stapleton Colorado, United States
- Fatalities: 2
- Phase of flight: Takeoff and climb
- Cause: The crew did not carry out a pre takeoff control check, and the aircraft took off with its elevators locked by a control batten.
Frontier Airlines flight 2610 was an all cargo DC3C flight from Denver Stapleton to Rapid City with a stop at Scottsbluff, operated after the passenger seats were removed to clear a freight backlog before the holiday. The weight manifest was prepared without the loading information the freight office had not yet supplied. Both crew members were killed after takeoff from runway 35 when the aircraft crashed beside the runway.