# NTSB DEN66A0038: Douglas DC-3A, N485, Salt Lake City, UT, November 27, 1965

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · Fatal · Closed
- Date: November 27, 1965
- Place: Salt Lake City, UT · SALT LAKE CITY, UT
- Location: 40.7608° N, 111.8910° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Salt Lake City, UT, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=40.7608&lon=-111.8910&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Enroute](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/400) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: Fatal
- Injuries: 13 fatal
- Status: Completed, report April 20, 1966
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 175002
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=DEN66A0038
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/DEN66A0038

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
2-1013  65/11/27 NR.SALT LAKE CITY UT  DOUGLAS DC-3A       CR-  4  0  0  COMMERCIAL                ATP,FLIGHT INSTR., AGE
        TIME - 0715                    N485                PX-  9  0  0  CTR PASSG-D               45, 12361 TOTAL HOURS,
                                       DAMAGE-DESTROYED    OT-  0  0  0                            1443 IN TYPE, INSTRUMENT
                                                                                                   RATED.
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           COLLISION WITH GROUND/WATER: CONTROLLED                  IN FLIGHT: NORMAL CRUISE
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - CONTINUED VFR FLIGHT INTO ADVERSE WEATHER CONDITIONS
           PILOT IN COMMAND - EXERCISED POOR JUDGMENT
          PILOT-POSITION DISORIENTATION RELATIVE TO TRACK
        FACTOR(S)
           WEATHER - LOW CEILING
           WEATHER - SNOW
        WEATHER BRIEFING - BRIEFED BY FLIGHT SERVICE PERSONNEL, BY PHONE
        WEATHER FORECAST - FORECAST SUBSTANTIALLY CORRECT
        SKY CONDITION                                            CEILING AT ACCIDENT SITE
          OBSCURATION                                               700
        VISIBILITY AT ACCIDENT SITE                              PRECIPITATION AT ACCIDENT SITE
          ZERO                                                     SNOW
        OBSTRUCTIONS TO VISION AT ACCIDENT SITE                  TEMPERATURE-F
          BLOWING SNOW                                              32
        WIND DIRECTION-DEGREES                                   WIND VELOCITY-KNOTS
           30                                                       7
        TYPE OF WEATHER CONDITIONS                               TYPE OF FLIGHT PLAN
          IFR                                                      NONE
         FIRE AFTER IMPACT
        REMARKS- FLIGHT TRACK ABOUT 1 MILE EAST OF PASS THRU MTS.
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N485](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N485-1965-12-06), registration cancelled 1965-12-06, S/N 4848 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: DOUGLAS DC-3A
- Registry model: [Douglas DC3A](https://openairdocs.org/model/douglas-dc3a) (registry code 3021433) (OpenAirDocs)
- Category: Airplane
- Engines: reciprocating
- Damage: Destroyed

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.

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