# Accident 19940318005609A: Doug DC3C, Spokane, WA, March 18, 1994

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: March 18, 1994, 01:56 local time
- Place: Spokane, WA
- Airport: Spokane International
- Damage: Destroyed
- Phase of flight: Final Approach
- Operating rules: Air taxi and commuter (Part 135)
- Operator: SLIA
- Location: 47.6150° N, 117.5559° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs from the FAA’s distance and direction from , within about a mile (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=47.6150&lon=-117.5559&mi=10
- Aircraft: N3433Y, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N3433Y-1995-11-15) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Douglas DC3C (registry code 3021457, https://openairdocs.org/model/douglas-dc3c) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: DOUG DC3C
- Reported engine: PWA R183092
- People aboard: 2
- Fatal injuries: 2
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB SEA94FA085](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/SEA94FA085) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19940318005609A

## Narrative

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

RETURNING RIGHT ENGINE OUT. ATC SAW FIRE. DIVED INTO GROUND ON FINAL. CRACKED CYLINDER. FAILED MAINTAIN AIRSPEED.

## 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 SEA94FA085](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/SEA94FA085), Mar 18, 1994: Douglas DC-3C (N3433Y), Spokane, WA, destroyed, 2 fatal. Probable cause: THE FAILURE OF THE PILOT-IN-COMMAND TO MAINTAIN AIRSPEED. FACTORS TO THE ACCIDENT WERE: CYLINDER FATIGUE, DARK NIGHT AND STALL ENCOUNTERED.

## Other reports on N3433Y (2)

Matched to the same aircraft by N-number and date.

- [Incident 19901108060109I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19901108060109I), Nov 8, 1990: Doug DC3C (N3433Y), Mountain Home, ID. Fuel exhaustion occured after switching tanks. Diverted for landing. Tanks had fuel. Suspect ice in line.
- [Incident 19780727036649I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19780727036649I), Jul 27, 1978: Doug DC3 (N3433Y), Thermal, CA. Engine shutdown, prop feathered. One cylinder found cracked.

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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