Douglas DC-3C N14273
14 February 1971 · Shawnee, Oklahoma, United States · Serious injuries
Summary
On 14 February 1971 at about 14:55 local time, a Douglas DC-3C registered N14273, operated by Patterson-McCa, was involved in an accident during the landing phase of flight near Shawnee, Oklahoma, United States. 29 people were on board and one was seriously injured, 19 had minor injuries. The aircraft was destroyed. No probable cause statement is available for this record.
The record
- Date
- at 14:55
- Classification
- Accident
- Location
- Shawnee, Oklahoma, United States
- Nearest airport
- Shawnee Municipal
- Coordinates
- Not recorded
- Aircraft
- Douglas DC-3C
- Registration
- N14273
- Category
- Fixed-Wing
- Engines
- 2
- Operator
- Patterson-McCa
- Operating rule
- Corporate/Executive
- Purpose of flight
- Pleasure
- Phase of flight
- Landing
- Route
- S → Local
- Aircraft damage
- Destroyed
- Weather
- VMC
- Light
- Daylight
- NTSB number
- 3-0056
People
1 person was seriously injured.
| On board | Died | Serious | Minor | Uninjured |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 29 | 0 | 1 | 19 | 9 |
Probable cause
The NTSB has not published a probable cause for this record. No probable cause statement is present in the source data.
Nothing about the cause is stated here that is not in the source record.
Read the full NTSB narrative
L ENG NR 3 CYL REAR SPARK PLUG CENTER ELECTRODE MISSING.ACFT APRX 581LBS OVR T/O WT.
Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.
Other Douglas DC-3C accidents
| Date | Aircraft | Location | Operator | Outcome | Died |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 11 Mar 1971 | Douglas DC-3C | Lubbock, Texas, United States | Dept.of Transp | No injuries | - |
| 4 Jan 1971 | Douglas DC-3C | New York, New York, United States | Federal Aviati | Serious injuries | - |
| 26 Jul 1971 | Douglas DC-3C | Redmond, Oregon, United States | U.s.forest SER | No injuries | - |
| 11 Oct 1971 | Douglas DC-3C | New Braunfels, Texas, United States | Mid-America HO | No injuries | - |
| 1 Oct 1970 | Douglas DC-3C | Anchorage, Alaska, United States | Federal Aviati | Fatal | 2 |
| 13 Jun 1970 | Douglas DC-3C | San Juan, Puerto Rico, United States | - | No injuries | - |
Other accidents in this area
| Date | Aircraft | Location | Operator | Outcome | Died |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 9 Mar 1971 | M Mustang M-1 | Aurora, Colorado, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 25 Jan 1971 | Cessna 172 | Creston, Iowa, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 12 Jan 1971 | Piper PA-22 | Sarasota, Florida, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 14 Mar 1971 | Cessna 172K | Bethany, Oklahoma, United States | Diamond Air, In | No injuries | - |
| 27 Mar 1971 | Taylorcraft DCO-65 | Portage, Pennsylvania, United States | - | Minor injuries | - |
| 20 May 1971 | Flybaby 1A | Oxford, Connecticut, United States | - | Minor injuries | - |