- Date
- July 17, 1966
- Place
- Peoria, IL · PEORIA, IL
- Injuries
- 2 uninjured
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Phase of flight
- Standing
- Aircraft
- N52935Douglas DC-3
- Status
- Completed · report February 14, 1967
- Report
- Brief approved by the director
- Case key
- 122513
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NTSB brief
NTSB’s brief of the accident, as it was printed: the coded facts, with the probable cause and factors.
---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- FILE DATE LOCATION AIRCRAFT DATA INJURIES FLIGHT PILOT DATA F S M/N PURPOSE ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 2-0942 66/7/17 PEORIA ILL DOUGLAS DC-3 CR- 0 0 2 NONCOMMERCIAL AIRLINE TRANSPORT, AGE TIME - 1604 N52935 PX- 0 0 0 CORP/EXEC 40, 7500 TOTAL HOURS, DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL OT- 0 0 0 6500 IN TYPE, INSTRUMENT RATED. NAME OF AIRPORT - GREATER PEORIA TYPE OF ACCIDENT PHASE OF OPERATION FIRE OR EXPLOSION: ON GROUND STATIC: STARTING ENGINE(S) PROBABLE CAUSE(S) PILOT IN COMMAND - EXERCISED POOR JUDGMENT POWERPLANT - FUEL SYSTEM: LINES AND FITTINGS MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - MATERIAL FAILURE MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - LEAK/LEAKAGE REMARKS- RT AUX FUEL TANK HOSE LEAKING IN LWR WG CAVITY.DESPITE THIS,PLT STARTED ENG AND FUEL VAPORS IGNTD.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N52935
- Reported as
- Douglas DC-3
- Category
- Airplane
- Engine
- reciprocating
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Airport
- Greater Peoria
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