# Accident 19840918052349A: Doug DC3AS4C4G, Boca Raton, FL, September 18, 1984

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: September 18, 1984, 08:45 local time
- Place: Boca Raton, FL
- Airport: Boca Raton
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Fcd/Prec Ldg From Cruise
- Operating rules: Air taxi and commuter (Part 135)
- Operator: ACDA
- Location: 26.5091° N, 80.1498° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=26.5091&lon=-80.1498&mi=10
- Aircraft: N143D, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N143D) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Douglas DC3A-S4C4G (registry code 3021454, https://openairdocs.org/model/douglas-dc3a-s4c4g) (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 DC3AS4C4G
- Reported engine: PWA R1830*
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 4,000 total, 650 in this make and model, 0 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB MIA84FA256](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MIA84FA256) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19840918052349A

## Narrative

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

RIGHT MAIN FUEL TANK RAN DRY BY BOTH ENGINES. EMERGENCY LANDING, HIT SUBMERGED TREE STUMP. 100 GALLONS IN LEFT MAIN

## 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 MIA84FA256](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MIA84FA256), Sep 18, 1984: Douglas DC3 (N143D), Boca Raton, FL, substantial damage

## Other reports on N143D (4)

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

- [Incident 20241002021272I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20241002021272I), Oct 2, 2024: Douglas DC3A-S4C4G (N143D), Peachtree City, GA, Substantial damage. On October 2, 2024 at approximately 10:00 local time, a DC-3 received minor damage, while causing substantial damage to parked bell-206 during taxi at Atlanta…
- [Incident 20050401005279I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20050401005279I), Apr 1, 2005: Doug DC3AS4C4G (N143D), Thomaston, GA, Substantial damage. (-23) The pilot [privacy data omitted] was conducting a training flight for a type-rating candidate in a DC3 aircraft. After several touch-and-go's, the…
- [Incident 19880706045549I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19880706045549I), Jul 6, 1988: Doug DC3AS4C4G (N143D), Erie, PA. Lost hydraulic pressure on approach. Rolled to a stop on runway. Pressure line between pump and firewall lug broke.
- [Incident 19781219023249I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19781219023249I), Dec 19, 1978: Doug DC3 (N143D), Atlanta, GA, Minor damage. Immediately after takeoff, pilot heard bang and thump. Small section of engine cowling had come loose. Dislodged

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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