# Accident 19731202041709A: Doug C52B, Ypsilanti, MI, December 2, 1973

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: December 2, 1973
- Place: Ypsilanti, MI
- Airport: Willow Run
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Ground Taxi, Other Airplane
- Location: 42.2403° N, 83.5315° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at WILLOW RUN (YIP), within about a mile (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=42.2403&lon=-83.5315&mi=10
- Aircraft: N8661, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N8661-2023-01-23) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Douglas DC3A (registry code 3021433, https://openairdocs.org/model/douglas-dc3a) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Pratt & Whitney R-1830 series (registry code 52020, https://openairdocs.org/engine/pratt-whitney-r-1830-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: DOUG C52B
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 15,000 total, 500 in this make and model, 0 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB CHI74AC045](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI74AC045) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19731202041709A

## Narrative

As the FAA filed it, in capitals; the FAA replaces private details with ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^.

AIRLOCK L ENG HYD SYST.LOW ACCUMULATOR LOAD.MINOR DMG TO C46,N67970.

## The NTSB's investigation of this event (1)

From the NTSB's public API. Aircraft are matched to registry aircraft by N-number and event date, checked against the reported serial number, make and model; the registry's history has gaps, so older matches can be wrong. Compare the reported make and model.

- [NTSB CHI74AC045](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI74AC045), Dec 2, 1973: Douglas DC3A (N8661), Ypsilanti, MI, substantial damage

## Other reports on N8661 (1)

Matched to the same aircraft by N-number and date.

- [Incident 19780802047999I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19780802047999I), Aug 2, 1978: Doug DC3 (N8661), Charlotte Amali, Puerto Rico, Minor damage. Aircraft bounced and pilot ran off runway striking windsock before returning to runway.

From the FAA Accident/Incident Data System. Reports are matched to registry aircraft by N-number and event date, checked against the reported make and model; the registry's history has gaps, so older matches can be wrong. Compare the reported make and model. For accidents, the NTSB's own investigation is the fuller record.

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