Fatal NTSB investigations: Douglas DC3C-S1C3G

8 cases on aircraft the registry lists as Douglas DC3C-S1C3G. Aircraft are matched to the registry by N-number and event date, checked against the reported serial number, make and model, so older matches can be wrong.

Cases per year

19642026
Fatal NTSB investigations: Douglas DC3C-S1C3G per year, 1964–2026: 8 cases
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Query with SQL
duckdb -csv -c "SELECT c.\"ntsbNumber\", c.\"eventDate\", c.\"eventType\", c.\"eventCity\", c.\"eventStateOrRegion\", a.n_number, a.\"aircraftMake\", a.\"aircraftModel\", c.\"highestInjuryLevel\", c.\"totalFatal\", c.\"completionStatus\", c.report_url
  FROM 'https://openairdocs.org/data/latest/ntsb_case_detail.parquet' c LEFT JOIN 'https://openairdocs.org/data/latest/ntsb_aircrafts.parquet' a ON a.case_mkey = c.\"mKey\" AND a.position = 1
  WHERE c.\"highestInjuryLevel\" = 'Fatal'
    AND c.\"mKey\" IN (SELECT x.case_mkey FROM 'https://openairdocs.org/data/latest/ntsb_aircrafts.parquet' x WHERE x.aircraft_model_code IN ('3021458'))
  ORDER BY c.\"eventDate\" DESC, c.\"ntsbNumber\" DESC"

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NTSB ANC01FA033Accident · 2 fatalField investigationFinal reportDouglas DC-3 · Unalaska, AKThe airplane flightcrew's failure to maintain adequate distance/altitude from mountainous terrain during a departure climb to cruise flight, and the captain's impairment from drugs. Factors in the accident were dark night conditions, and the first officer's…Jan 24, 2001 · N19454 · DestroyedNTSB NYC95FA167Accident · 1 fatalField investigationFinal reportDouglas DC-3 · Independence, NYThe loss of engine power for undetermined reasons, and the pilot's shutdown of the wrong engine, which resulted in a forced landing and collision with trees.Jul 19, 1995 · N54NA · DestroyedNTSB CHI89MA095Accident · 3 fatalMajor investigationFinal reportDouglas DC3C-S13CG · Waterman, ILThe pilot-in-command (PIC) failed to provide adequate supervision while training the copilot and allowed the aircraft to enter a stall/spin, then did not provide adequate remedial action to properly recover from the spin. Factors related to the accident were:…May 22, 1989 · N47CE · DestroyedNTSB ATL84FA251Accident · 3 fatalField investigationFinal reportDouglas DC3C-S1C3G · Memphis, TNMoments after the DC-3 took off, the twr ctlr noted the l eng was torching & asked the flt if it was 'having a problem.'the crew replied 'affirmative,' then the ctlr clrd the flt to lnd on any rwy. The acft began turning left at the end of the rwy & contd…Aug 11, 1984 · N70003 · DestroyedNTSB DCA78AA001Accident · 29 fatalClosedDouglas DC-3 · Evansville, INDec 13, 1977 · N51071 · DestroyedNTSB ANC71AA001Accident · 5 fatalClosedDouglas DC-3 · Mcgrath, AKJul 3, 1970 · N154R · DestroyedNTSB FTW70DRA10Accident · 2 fatalClosedDouglas DC-3A · Melcor Ocampo, MexicoMar 21, 1970 · N163J · DestroyedNTSB UNK64X0890Accident · 5 fatalClosedDouglas DC-3C · Miles City, MTMar 12, 1964 · N61442 · Destroyed