- Date
- August 4, 1972
- Place
- Pt.Mugu Nas, CA · PT.MUGU NAS, CA
- Injuries
- 3 uninjured
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Phase of flight
- Enroute
- Aircraft
- N31538Douglas DC-3G
- Status
- Completed · report April 10, 1973
- Report
- Brief approved by the director
- Case key
- 168783
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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 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 3-4011 72/8/4 PT.MUGU NAS,CALIF DOUGLAS DC-3G CR- 0 0 3 COMMERCIAL AIRLINE TRANSPORT, AGE TIME - 1545 N31538 PX- 0 0 0 MIL/CTR PASSG 51, 16280 TOTAL HOURS, DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL OT- 0 0 0 8370 IN TYPE, INSTRUMENT RATED. NAME OF AIRPORT - PT.MUGU NAS DEPARTURE POINT INTENDED DESTINATION PT.MUGU NAS,CALIF BURBANK,CALIF TYPE OF ACCIDENT PHASE OF OPERATION ENGINE FAILURE OR MALFUNCTION IN FLIGHT: CLIMB TO CRUISE FIRE OR EXPLOSION: IN FLIGHT IN FLIGHT: CLIMB TO CRUISE PROBABLE CAUSE(S) POWERPLANT - FUEL SYSTEM: OTHER MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - MATERIAL FAILURE SYSTEMS - FIRE EXTINGUISHING SYSTEM: POWERPLANT MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - ERRATIC MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - IMPROPERLY SECURED MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - FIRE IN ENGINE PARTIAL POWER LOSS - PARTIAL LOSS OF POWER - 1 ENGINE EMERGENCY CIRCUMSTANCES - FORCED LANDING ON AIRPORT/SEAPLANE BASE/HELIPT. REMARKS- COMPONENT FAILURE OF R ENG FUEL FEED SYS.ENG FIRE EXTINGUISHER INOP.VEERED OFF RWY,FAILED HYD LINE
Aircraft
- Registration
- N31538
- Reported as
- Douglas DC-3G
- Category
- Airplane
- Engine
- reciprocating
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Airport
- Pt.Mugu Nas
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