# Accident 19850630031189A: Doug DC3, King Salmon, AK, June 30, 1985

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: June 30, 1985, 12:00 local time
- Place: King Salmon, AK
- Airport: King Salmon
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Forced Landing
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 58.7505° N, 156.5398° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=58.7505&lon=-156.5398&mi=10
- Aircraft: N168Z, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N168Z-2011-06-09) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Douglas DC3 (registry code 3021401, https://openairdocs.org/model/douglas-dc3) (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 DC3
- Reported engine: PWA R183092
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 4,250 total, 11,125 in this make and model, 150 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB ANC85FA112](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ANC85FA112) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19850630031189A

## Narrative

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

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

## 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 ANC85FA112](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ANC85FA112), Jun 30, 1985: Douglas DC-3 (N168Z), King Salmon, AK, 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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