# Accident 19930420009749A: Doug DC3C, Zephyrhills, FL, April 20, 1993

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: April 20, 1993, 16:24 local time
- Place: Zephyrhills, FL
- Airport: Zephyrhills Municipal Airport
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: To Init Climb(1st Pwr Reduct)
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 28.2593° N, 82.1295° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=28.2593&lon=-82.1295&mi=10
- Aircraft: N8056, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N8056-2015-05-05) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Douglas DC3C (registry code 3021457, https://openairdocs.org/model/douglas-dc3c) (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 DC3C
- Reported engine: PWA R183043A
- People aboard: 42
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 8,500 total, 4,150 in this make and model, 80 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB MIA93LA106](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MIA93LA106) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19930420009749A

## Narrative

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

LEFT ENGINE FIRE ON CLIMBOUT. SHUT DOWN. SETTLED INTO A FIELD. 40 SKYDIVERS ONBOARD EXHAUST CLAMP BROKEN.

## 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 MIA93LA106](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MIA93LA106), Apr 20, 1993: Douglas DC-3C (N8056), Zephyrhills, FL, substantial damage. Probable cause: THE PILOT-IN-COMMAND'S FAILURE TO MAINTAIN BEST SINGLE-ENGINE RATE-OF-CLIMB SPEED WHICH RESULTED IN A FORCED LANDING. A FACTOR WHICH CONTRIBUTED TO THE ACCIDENT WAS A POSSIBLE EXHAUST SYSTEM CLAMP…

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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