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Accident · Substantial damage

FAA accident report · Doug DC3 · King Salmon, AK · June 30, 1985

Date
June 30, 1985 · 12:00 local
Place
King Salmon, AK
Airport
King Salmon
Phase of flight
Forced Landing
Operating rules
General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage
Substantial damage
Aircraft
N168Z
NTSB investigation
NTSBANC85FA112
Reported as
Doug DC3
Reported engine
Pratt & Whitney R183092
Fatal injuries
0
Pilot’s flight hours
4,250 total11,125 in this make and model150 in the last 90 days

From the FAA’s Accident/Incident Data System (AIDS), through its Aviation Safety Information Portal, as reported. The NTSB investigates accidents separately, and its record of an accident is the fuller one. The aircraft is matched to the registry 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.

What happened

The FAA’s narrative, in sentence case. The FAA writes it in capitals and removes private details.

Landed short of runway in tundra after engines quit from fuel starvation. Fuel cap had not been secured on one wing

As the FAA filed it

LANDED SHORT OF RUNWAY IN TUNDRA AFTER ENGINES QUIT FROM FUEL STARVATION. FUEL CAP HAD NOT BEEN SECURED ON ONE WING

NTSB investigation

The NTSB’s investigation of this event, with its probable cause and findings. Matched to this report by N-number and date.