# NTSB UNK64X3468: Douglas DC-3, N61350, Tonopah, NV, August 19, 1964

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Closed
- Date: August 19, 1964
- Place: Tonopah, NV · TONOPAH, NV
- Location: 38.0822° N, 117.2246° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Tonopah, NV, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=38.0822&lon=-117.2246&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Enroute](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/400) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 2 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report January 5, 1964
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 182671
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=UNK64X3468
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/UNK64X3468

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
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2-0668  64/8/19  NR.TONOPAH NEVADA     DOUGLAS DC-3        CR-  0  0  1  COMMERCIAL                STUDENT, AGE 59, 26 TOTAL
        TIME - 2005                    N61350              PX-  0  0  0  AIR TAXI-PASSG            HOURS, 17 IN TYPE, NOT
                                       DAMAGE-DESTROYED    OT-  0  0  1                            INSTRUMENT RATED.
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           ENGINE FAILURE OR MALFUNCTION                            IN FLIGHT: NORMAL CRUISE
           HARD LANDING                                             LANDING: LEVEL OFF/TOUCHDOWN
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - FAILED TO SEE AND AVOID OTHER AIRCRAFT
           PERSONNEL - MISCELLANEOUS-PERSONNEL: PILOT OF OTHER AIRCRAFT
        EMERGENCY CIRCUMSTANCES - FORCED LANDING OFF AIRPORT ON LAND
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N61350](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N61350-1964-11-20), registration cancelled 1964-11-20, S/N 4535 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: DOUGLAS DC-3
- Registry model: [Douglas DC3C](https://openairdocs.org/model/douglas-dc3c) (registry code 3021455) (OpenAirDocs)
- Category: Airplane
- Engines: reciprocating
- Damage: Destroyed

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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