# NTSB UNK65X1474: Douglas DC-3, N4997E, Waterville, Canada, March 18, 1965

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · Fatal · Closed
- Date: March 18, 1965
- Place: Waterville, Canada · WATERVILLE, Canada
- Phase of flight: [Uncontrolled descent](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/650) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: Fatal
- Injuries: 2 fatal
- Status: Completed, report March 9, 1966
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 177993
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=UNK65X1474
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/UNK65X1474

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
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6-0068  65/3/18  NR.WATERVILLE CANADA  DOUGLAS DC-3        CR-  2  0  0  MISCELLANEOUS             AIRLINE TRANSPORT, AGE
        TIME - 0935                    N4997E              PX-  0  0  0  FERRY                     64, 30000 TOTAL HOURS,
                                       DAMAGE-DESTROYED    OT-  0  0  0                            6000 IN TYPE, INSTRUMENT
                                                                                                   RATED.
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           COLLISION WITH GROUND/WATER: UNCONTROLLED                IN FLIGHT: UNCONTROLLED DESCENT
         FIRE AFTER IMPACT
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N4997E](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N4997E-1965-07-26), registration cancelled 1965-07-26, S/N 12191 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: DOUGLAS DC-3
- Registry model: [Douglas DC3C](https://openairdocs.org/model/douglas-dc3c) (registry code 3021457) (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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