# NTSB OAK76IP059: Douglas C-54B, N74183, Chico, CA, June 28, 1976

- Type: NTSB incident investigation
- Classification: Incident · No injuries · Closed
- Date: June 28, 1976
- Place: Chico, CA · CHICO, CA
- Location: 39.7285° N, 121.8375° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Chico, CA, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=39.7285&lon=-121.8375&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Enroute](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/400) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 2 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report October 28, 1976
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 155054
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=OAK76IP059
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/OAK76IP059

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
5-0017  76/6/28    CHICO,CA            DOUGLAS C-54B       CR-  0  0  2  MISCELLANEOUS             ATP,FLIGHT INSTR., AGE
        TIME - 1547                    N74183              PX-  0  0  0  FERRY                     36, 8100 TOTAL HOURS, 20
                                       DAMAGE-MINOR        OT-  0  0  0                            IN TYPE, INSTRUMENT
                                                                                                   RATED.
        CLASSIFIED AS INCIDENT
        NAME OF AIRPORT - CHICO MUNICIPAL
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          CHICO,CA                    EVERETT,WA.
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           FIRE OR EXPLOSION: IN FLIGHT                             IN FLIGHT: CLIMB TO CRUISE
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           SYSTEMS - HYDRAULIC SYSTEM: RESERVOIR,LINES,FITTINGS
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - HYDRAULIC FAILURE
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - MATERIAL FAILURE
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - FIRE IN ENGINE
        FACTOR(S)
           PERSONNEL - MAINTENANCE,SERVICING,INSPECTION: INADEQUATE MAINTENANCE AND INSPECTION
        EMERGENCY CIRCUMSTANCES - FORCED LANDING ON AIRPORT/SEAPLANE BASE/HELIPT.
        REMARKS- HYDRAULIC LINE RUPTURED.FLUID FED FIRE ACCSSRY SCTN.ACFT EXPERIMENTAL CERT EXPIRED.
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N74183](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N74183-2012-10-19), registration cancelled 2012-10-19, S/N 10314, built 1943 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: DOUGLAS C-54B
- Registry model: [Douglas C-54](https://openairdocs.org/model/douglas-c-54) (registry code 3021506) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: [Pratt & Whitney R-2000 series](https://openairdocs.org/engine/pratt-whitney-r-2000-series) (registry code 52023, reciprocating) (OpenAirDocs)
- Category: Airplane
- Engines: reciprocating
- Damage: Minor damage
- Airport: Chico Municipal

## Other investigations on N74183 (1)

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.

- [NTSB MIA84LA228](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MIA84LA228), Aug 14, 1984: Douglas C-54 (N74183), Ft.Lauderdale, FL, substantial damage

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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