# NTSB LAX74IL065: Douglas DC3C, N190BB, Imperial, CA, March 29, 1974

- Type: NTSB incident investigation
- Classification: Incident · No injuries · Closed
- Date: March 29, 1974
- Place: Imperial, CA · IMPERIAL, CA
- Location: 32.8388° N, 115.5720° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Imperial, CA, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=32.8388&lon=-115.5720&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Taxi](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/250) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 23 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report May 23, 1974
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 173508
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=LAX74IL065
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX74IL065

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
5-0008  74/3/29    IMPERIAL,CALIF      DOUGLAS DC3C        CR-  0  0  2  MISCELLANEOUS             ATP,FLIGHT INSTR., AGE
        TIME - 0800                    N190BB              PX-  0  0 21  OTHER PUBLIC              51, 6000 TOTAL HOURS, 312
                                       DAMAGE-MINOR        OT-  0  0  0                            IN TYPE, INSTRUMENT
                                                                                                   RATED.
        CLASSIFIED AS INCIDENT
        NAME OF AIRPORT - IMPERIAL COUNTY
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          SAN FRANCISCO,CALIF         IMPERIAL,CALIF
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           COLLIDED WITH: OBJECT                                    TAXI: FROM LANDING
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - MISJUDGED CLEARANCE
        FACTOR(S)
           COPILOT - MISUNDERSTANDING OF ORDERS OR INSTRUCTIONS
        REMARKS- ACFT TAIL HIT SIGN,DMGD 3 AUTOMOBILES.PARKING AREA.
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N190BB](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N190BB-2012-08-06), registration cancelled 2012-08-06, S/N 4369, built 1945 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: DOUGLAS DC3C
- Registry model: [Douglas DC3C](https://openairdocs.org/model/douglas-dc3c) (registry code 3021457) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: [Pratt & Whitney R-1830 series](https://openairdocs.org/engine/pratt-whitney-r-1830-series) (registry code 52020, reciprocating) (OpenAirDocs)
- Category: Airplane
- Engines: reciprocating
- Damage: Minor damage
- Airport: Imperial County

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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