# NTSB NYC64A0074: Douglas DC-3, N386T, Morgantown, WV, November 29, 1963

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · Fatal · Closed
- Date: November 29, 1963
- Place: Morgantown, WV · MORGANTOWN, WV
- Location: 39.6375° N, 79.9469° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Morgantown, WV, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=39.6375&lon=-79.9469&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Approach](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/500) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: Fatal
- Injuries: 1 fatal, 1 serious, 1 minor
- Status: Completed, report August 21, 1968
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 190923
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=NYC64A0074
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC64A0074

## NTSB brief

```
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
1-0017  63/11/29   MORGANTOWN,W VA     DOUGLAS DC-3        CR-  1  1  1  FERRY                     AIRLINE TRANSPORT, AGE
        TIME - 1110                    N386T               PX-  0  0  0                            50, 23553 TOTAL HOURS,
                                       DAMAGE-DESTROYED    OT-  0  0  0                            3899 IN TYPE, INSTRUMENT
                                                                                                   RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - MORGANTOWN
        OPERATOR - PURDUE AERONAUTICS CORP.
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           COLLIDED WITH: TREES                                     LANDING: FINAL APPROACH
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - IMPROPER IFR OPERATION
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - POORLY PLANNED APPROACH
         FIRE AFTER IMPACT
        REMARKS- ACFT NOT EQUIPPED WITH NAV INSTRUMENTATION APPROPRIATE TO GRND FACILITIES BEING USED.
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N386T](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N386T-1964-01-21), registration cancelled 1964-01-21, S/N 20411 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: DOUGLAS DC-3
- Registry model: [Douglas DC3-G202A](https://openairdocs.org/model/douglas-dc3-g202a) (registry code 3021424) (OpenAirDocs)
- Category: Airplane
- Engines: reciprocating
- Damage: Destroyed
- Airport: Morgantown

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.

---
OpenAirDocs.org is an independent research project of [Contrail Labs](https://contraillabs.com/). It is not affiliated with the FAA or the NTSB. Source documents are U.S. government works in the public domain.