- Date
- December 30, 1973
- Place
- Springfield, MO · SPRINGFIELD, MO
- Injuries
- 2 uninjured
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Phase of flight
- Enroute
- Aircraft
- N15565Douglas DC-3
- Status
- Completed · report March 27, 1974
- Report
- Brief approved by the director
- FAA report
- 19731230040549A
- Case key
- 187381
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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 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 3-4099 73/12/30 SPRINGFIELD,MO DOUGLAS DC-3 CR- 0 0 2 MISCELLANEOUS COMMERCIAL, AGE 41, 3876 TIME - 1246 N15565 PX- 0 0 0 FERRY TOTAL HOURS, 300 IN TYPE, DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL OT- 0 0 0 INSTRUMENT RATED. NAME OF AIRPORT - SPRINGFIELD MUNI DEPARTURE POINT INTENDED DESTINATION ST LOUIS,MO AMARILLO,TEX TYPE OF ACCIDENT PHASE OF OPERATION ENGINE FAILURE OR MALFUNCTION IN FLIGHT: DESCENDING STALL LANDING: FINAL APPROACH PROBABLE CAUSE(S) PILOT IN COMMAND - INADEQUATE PREFLIGHT PREPARATION AND/OR PLANNING PILOT IN COMMAND - ATTEMPTED OPERATION W/KNOWN DEFICIENCIES IN EQUIPMENT POWERPLANT - LUBRICATING SYSTEM: SEALS AND GASKETS MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - PRESSURE TOO LOW PILOT IN COMMAND - FAILED TO OBTAIN/MAINTAIN FLYING SPEED FACTOR(S) MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - ICE-WINDSHIELD PARTIAL POWER LOSS - PARTIAL LOSS OF POWER - 1 ENGINE REMARKS- ENG OUT 1ST TKOF.NO APCH PLATE OR W/S DEICE FLUID.W/S ICED OVER.T/D 2110FT SHORT.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N15565
- Reported as
- Douglas DC-3
- Category
- Airplane
- Engine
- reciprocating
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Airport
- Springfield Muni
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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.