DEN66A0071

NTSB accident investigation · Douglas DC-3 · Litchfld Pk, AZ · April 1, 1966

Accident · No injuriesClosed
Date
April 1, 1966
Place
Litchfld Pk, AZ · LITCHFLD PK, AZ
Injuries
2 uninjured
Damage
Destroyed
Phase of flight
Enroute
Aircraft
N91375Douglas DC-3
Status
Completed · report August 10, 1966
Report
Brief approved by the director
Case key
172352

From the NTSB’s public API. By law, NTSB reports can’t be used as evidence in lawsuits over the accident.

On this page

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
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
2-0212   66/4/1    LITCHFLD PK ARIZ    DOUGLAS DC-3        CR-  0  0  2  MISCELLANEOUS             COMMERCIAL, FL.INSTR.,
        TIME - 1445                    N91375              PX-  0  0  0  FERRY                     AGE 53, 13470 TOTAL
                                       DAMAGE-DESTROYED    OT-  0  0  0                            HOURS, 2854 IN TYPE,
                                                                                                   INSTRUMENT RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - LITCHFIELD PARK
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           FIRE OR EXPLOSION: IN FLIGHT                             IN FLIGHT: NORMAL CRUISE
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
          PWR PLT-FUEL FED ENGINE FIRE FOR UNDETERMINED CAUS
        FACTOR(S)
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - FIRE IN ENGINE
        EMERGENCY CIRCUMSTANCES - PRECAUTIONARY LANDING ON AIRPORT
        REMARKS- FIRE PATTERN INDICATES STARTED IN ACCESSORY SECT

Aircraft

Registration
N91375
Reported as
Douglas DC-3
Category
Airplane
Engine
reciprocating
Damage
Destroyed
Airport
Litchfield Park

Matched to the registry by N-number and the event date; the registry’s history has gaps, so older matches can be wrong. Compare the reported make and model.