19851231072819A

Accident · Destroyed

FAA accident report · Doug DC3C · Dekalb, TX · December 31, 1985

Date
December 31, 1985 · 17:14 local
Place
Dekalb, TX
Phase of flight
Fcd/Prec Ldg From Cruise
Operating rules
General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage
Destroyed
Aircraft
N711Y
NTSB investigation
NTSBDCA86AA012
Reported as
Doug DC3C
Reported engine
Pratt & Whitney R183075
People aboard
7
Fatal injuries
7
Pilot’s flight hours
5,700 total150 in this make and model0 in the last 90 days

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What happened

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

Smoke filled cabin enroute. Pilot failed to use correct procedures. Forced down into trees. Source of fire unknown.

As the FAA filed it

SMOKE FILLED CABIN ENROUTE. PILOT FAILED TO USE CORRECT PROCEDURES. FORCED DOWN INTO TREES. SOURCE OF FIRE UNKNOWN.

NTSB investigation

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