# NTSB investigations: Douglas C-47

NTSB aviation accident and incident investigations since 1962: the probable cause, findings, aircraft, crew, weather and docket of each, linked to the FAA registry and the FAA’s own reports.

## Latest cases

- [NTSB ATL01FA040](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ATL01FA040.md): Douglas DC-3 · Donalsonville, GA · Accident · No injuries · Field investigation · Final report · Mar 16, 2001 · N842MB · Substantial damage
  > The failure and separation of No.12 cylinder from the engine case that resulted in an in-flight oil fed fire; and the subsequent separation of the right engine from airframe.
- [NTSB ATL97LA012](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ATL97LA012.md): Douglas C-47 · Dorado, PR · Accident · Serious injuries · Limited investigation · Final report · Oct 31, 1996 · N37AP · Substantial damage
  > failure of the #11 cylinder on the right (#2) engine, which resulted in an in-flight fire and loss of power in that engine; and a malfunction/failure of the #2 feathering system, which led to a subsequent forced landing before the flight crew could return to…
- [NTSB SEA89FA122](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/SEA89FA122.md): Douglas DC-3C · Petersburg, AK · Accident · No injuries · Field investigation · Final report · Jun 26, 1989 · N8042X · Substantial damage
  > The pilot's improper decision to ditch the aircraft when it could have been flown back to the airport using the right seat controls. Contributing factor(s) was: the failure & separation of a portion of the right aileron fabric, and the pilot's excessive force…
- [NTSB DEN86LA102](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/DEN86LA102.md): Douglas C-47 · Steins, NM · Accident · No injuries · Limited investigation · Final report · Mar 23, 1986 · N37AP · Substantial damage
  > While en route, the left eng of the C-47 lost partial pwr as a result of a cracked cylinder. The crew stated the left eng was shut down and additional pwr was applied to the right eng to compensate for the increasing rate of descent. The crew stated a short…
- [NTSB ATL85FA089](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ATL85FA089.md): Douglas DC-3 · Charlotte, NC · Accident · No injuries · Field investigation · Final report · Feb 5, 1985 · N28BA · Substantial damage
  > The plt attempted an insrument departure from Charlotte, NC, without deicing the acft which witnesses stated, had ice on the airframe. During climbout, the plt was not able to maintain elevator control so he returned to land at Charlotte. During the landing…
- [NTSB MIA82DA178](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MIA82DA178.md): Douglas C-47 · Charlotte Amali · Accident · No injuries · Final report · Aug 23, 1982 · N87629 · Substantial damage
  > The pilot reported normal braking pressure failed while taxiing on the ramp. He attempted to steer clear of other aircraft, but collided with two parked DC-3 aircraft. No determination of the nature of the braking problem was made.

## The whole list in SQL

Runs in DuckDB 1.2 or later on the release's Parquet files over HTTPS:

```sql
SELECT c."ntsbNumber", c."eventDate", c."eventType", c."eventCity", c."eventStateOrRegion", a.n_number, a."aircraftMake", a."aircraftModel", c."highestInjuryLevel", c."totalFatal", c."completionStatus", c.report_url
FROM 'https://openairdocs.org/data/latest/ntsb_case_detail.parquet' c LEFT JOIN 'https://openairdocs.org/data/latest/ntsb_aircrafts.parquet' a ON a.case_mkey = c."mKey" AND a.position = 1
WHERE c."mKey" IN (SELECT x.case_mkey FROM 'https://openairdocs.org/data/latest/ntsb_aircrafts.parquet' x WHERE x.aircraft_model_code IN ('3021461'))
ORDER BY c."eventDate" DESC, c."ntsbNumber" DESC
```

This list as a web page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb?model=3021461

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