# Accident 19961210037809A: Doug DC3C, Boise, ID, December 10, 1996

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: December 10, 1996
- Place: Boise, ID
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Location: 43.5594° N, 116.2092° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=43.5594&lon=-116.2092&mi=10
- Aircraft: N75142, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N75142-2001-11-15) (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
- People aboard: 2
- Fatal injuries: 2
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB SEA97FA034](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/SEA97FA034) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19961210037809A

## Narrative

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

ON DEPARTURE INFLIGHT FIRE, ATTEMPTED TO RETURN. CRASHED SHORT OF RUNWAY.

## 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 SEA97FA034](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/SEA97FA034), Dec 10, 1996: Douglas DC-3C (N75142), Boise, ID, destroyed, 2 fatal. Probable cause: A fire within the right engine compartment of undetermined cause and the pilot-in-command's failure to maintain airspeed above the aircraft's minimum control speed. A factor contributing to the…

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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