- Date
- October 11, 1971
- Place
- New Braunfels, TX · NEW BRAUNFELS, TX
- Injuries
- 15 uninjured
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Phase of flight
- Enroute
- Aircraft
- N514XDouglas DC-3C
- Status
- Completed · report April 13, 1972
- Report
- Brief approved by the director
- Case key
- 163395
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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 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 3-3318 71/10/11 NEW BRAUNFELS,TEX DOUGLAS DC-3C CR- 0 0 2 NONCOMMERCIAL AIRLINE TRANSPORT, AGE TIME - 1810 N514X PX- 0 0 13 CORP/EXEC 33, 6000 TOTAL HOURS, DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL OT- 0 0 0 3700 IN TYPE, INSTRUMENT RATED. DEPARTURE POINT INTENDED DESTINATION SAN ANTONIO,TEX DALLAS,TEX TYPE OF ACCIDENT PHASE OF OPERATION FIRE OR EXPLOSION: IN FLIGHT IN FLIGHT: CLIMB TO CRUISE WHEELS-UP LANDING: LEVEL OFF/TOUCHDOWN PROBABLE CAUSE(S) POWERPLANT - FUEL SYSTEM: CARBURETOR MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - FATIGUE FRACTURE MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - FUEL STARVATION MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - FIRE IN ENGINE MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - INTENTIONAL WHEELS-UP FACTOR(S) MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - PREVIOUS DAMAGE EMERGENCY CIRCUMSTANCES - FORCED LANDING OFF AIRPORT ON LAND REMARKS- FUEL PRESS IND/OIL DILUTION RESTRICTOR FITTING ON RT CARB FAILED.CAUSED UNCONTROLLED NACELLE FIRE.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N514X
- Reported as
- Douglas DC-3C
- Category
- Airplane
- Engine
- reciprocating
- Damage
- Substantial damage