# Incident 19780727036649I: Doug DC3, Thermal, CA, July 27, 1978

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: July 27, 1978, 06:20 local time
- Place: Thermal, CA
- Airport: Municipal
- Phase of flight: Fcd/Prec Ldg From Cruise
- Operating rules: Air taxi and commuter (Part 135)
- Location: 33.6262° N, 116.1308° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Thermal, CA, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=33.6262&lon=-116.1308&mi=10
- Aircraft: N3433Y, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N3433Y-1995-11-15) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Douglas DC3C (registry code 3021457, https://openairdocs.org/model/douglas-dc3c) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: DOUG DC3
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 0 in this make and model, 0 in the last 90 days
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19780727036649I

## Narrative

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

ENGINE SHUTDOWN, PROP FEATHERED. ONE CYLINDER FOUND CRACKED.

## Other reports on N3433Y (2)

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

- [Accident 19940318005609A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19940318005609A), Mar 18, 1994: Doug DC3C (N3433Y), Spokane, WA, Destroyed, 2 fatal. Returning right engine out. ATC saw fire. Dived into ground on final. Cracked cylinder. Failed maintain airspeed.
- [Incident 19901108060109I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19901108060109I), Nov 8, 1990: Doug DC3C (N3433Y), Mountain Home, ID. Fuel exhaustion occured after switching tanks. Diverted for landing. Tanks had fuel. Suspect ice in line.

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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