# NTSB DEN66A0071: Douglas DC-3, N91375, Litchfld Pk, AZ, April 1, 1966

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Closed
- Date: April 1, 1966
- Place: Litchfld Pk, AZ · LITCHFLD PK, AZ
- Location: 33.5021° N, 112.3594° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Litchfield Park, AZ, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=33.5021&lon=-112.3594&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Enroute](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/400) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 2 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report August 10, 1966
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 172352
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=DEN66A0071
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/DEN66A0071

## NTSB brief

```
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
 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](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N91375-1970-06-30), registration cancelled 1970-06-30, S/N 99832 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: DOUGLAS DC-3
- Registry model: [Douglas C-47B](https://openairdocs.org/model/douglas-c-47b) (registry code 3021467) (OpenAirDocs)
- Category: Airplane
- Engines: reciprocating
- Damage: Destroyed
- Airport: Litchfield Park

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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