# Accident 19731230040549A: Doug DC3AS1C3G, Springfield, MO, December 30, 1973

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: December 30, 1973
- Place: Springfield, MO
- Airport: Springfield Municipal
- Damage: Destroyed
- Phase of flight: Fcd/Prec Ldg From Cruise
- Location: 37.2153° N, 93.2982° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Springfield, MO, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=37.2153&lon=-93.2982&mi=10
- Aircraft: N15565, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N15565-1976-05-13) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Douglas DC3 (registry code 3021401, https://openairdocs.org/model/douglas-dc3) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: DOUG DC3AS1C3G
- Reported engine: PWA
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 3,876 total, 300 in this make and model, 115 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB MKC74AK036](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MKC74AK036) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19731230040549A

## Narrative

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

ENG OUT 1ST TKOF.NO APCH PLATE OR W/S DEICE FLUID.W/S ICED OVER.T/D 2110FT SHORT.

## 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 MKC74AK036](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MKC74AK036), Dec 30, 1973: Douglas DC-3 (N15565), Springfield, MO, substantial damage

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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