# Accident 19851231072819A: Doug DC3C, Dekalb, TX, December 31, 1985

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: December 31, 1985, 17:14 local time
- Place: Dekalb, TX
- Damage: Destroyed
- Phase of flight: Fcd/Prec Ldg From Cruise
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 33.5009° N, 94.6092° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=33.5009&lon=-94.6092&mi=10
- Aircraft: N711Y (not matched to a registry record)
- Reported make and model: DOUG DC3C
- Reported engine: PWA R183075
- People aboard: 7
- Fatal injuries: 7
- Pilot flight hours: 5,700 total, 150 in this make and model, 0 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB DCA86AA012](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/DCA86AA012) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19851231072819A

## Narrative

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

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

## 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 DCA86AA012](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/DCA86AA012), Dec 31, 1985: Douglas DC-3 (N711Y), Dekalb, TX, destroyed, 7 fatal

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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