# Accident 19740418015889A: Doug DC3C, Tampa, FL, April 18, 1974

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: April 18, 1974
- Place: Tampa, FL
- Airport: Macdill Afb
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Fcd/Prec Ldg From Cruise
- Location: 27.8493° N, 82.5212° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at MACDILL AFB (MCF), within about a mile (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=27.8493&lon=-82.5212&mi=10
- Aircraft: N90830, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N90830-2017-09-27) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Douglas DC3C (registry code 3021457, https://openairdocs.org/model/douglas-dc3c) (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 DC3C
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 11,190 total, 730 in this make and model, 30 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB MIA74AM088](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MIA74AM088) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19740418015889A

## Narrative

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

WATER L AUX SEL PSND L MAIN-EMPTY.R SEL BKN,PORTED TO L MAIN.COPLT NOT CERT,LDG GR NOT LOCKED DWN.

## 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 MIA74AM088](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MIA74AM088), Apr 18, 1974: Douglas DC3C (N90830), Tampa, FL, 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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