- Date
- April 18, 1974
- Place
- Tampa, FL · TAMPA, FL
- Injuries
- 2 uninjured
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Phase of flight
- Enroute
- Aircraft
- N90830Douglas DC3C
- Status
- Completed · report May 31, 1974
- Report
- Brief approved by the director
- FAA report
- 19740418015889A
- Case key
- 186114
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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 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 3-1040 74/4/18 TAMPA,FLA DOUGLAS DC3C CR- 0 0 2 NONCOMMERCIAL AIRLINE TRANSPORT, AGE TIME - 1206 N90830 PX- 0 0 0 PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP 40, 11190 TOTAL HOURS, DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL OT- 0 0 0 730 IN TYPE, INSTRUMENT RATED. NAME OF AIRPORT - MACDILL AFB DEPARTURE POINT INTENDED DESTINATION TAMPA,FLA LOCAL TYPE OF ACCIDENT PHASE OF OPERATION ENGINE FAILURE OR MALFUNCTION IN FLIGHT: NORMAL CRUISE WHEELS-UP LANDING: ROLL PROBABLE CAUSE(S) PILOT IN COMMAND - INADEQUATE PREFLIGHT PREPARATION AND/OR PLANNING PILOT IN COMMAND - MISMANAGEMENT OF FUEL PERSONNEL - MAINTENANCE,SERVICING,INSPECTION: INADEQUATE MAINTENANCE AND INSPECTION MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - FUEL STARVATION MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - FAILURE OF TWO OR MORE ENGINES MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - WATER IN FUEL POWERPLANT - FUEL SYSTEM: PRIMING SYSTEM MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - CORRODED/CORROSION PILOT IN COMMAND - FAILED TO ASSURE THE GEAR WAS DOWN AND LOCKED COMPLETE POWER LOSS - COMPLETE ENGINE FAILURE/FLAMEOUT-2 ENGINES EMERGENCY CIRCUMSTANCES - FORCED LANDING ON AIRPORT/SEAPLANE BASE/HELIPT. REMARKS- WATER L AUX SEL PSND L MAIN-EMPTY.R SEL BKN,PORTED TO L MAIN.COPLT NOT CERT,LDG GR NOT LOCKED DWN.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N90830
- Reported as
- Douglas DC3C
- Category
- Airplane
- Engine
- reciprocating
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Airport
- Macdill Afb
N90830Registration cancelled Sep 27, 2017 · Douglas DC3CAirframe modelDouglas DC3CEngine modelPratt & Whitney R-1830 series
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FAA reports on this event · 1
The FAA’s own accident and incident reports, matched to the aircraft by N-number and date.