Douglas DC-3C N95C
6 June 1982 · St. Petersburg, Florida, United States · Serious injuries
Summary
On 6 June 1982 at about 20:54 local time, a Douglas DC-3C registered N95C, operated by Fromhagen Aviation, Inc., was involved in an accident near St. Petersburg, Florida, United States. 5 people were on board and 5 were seriously injured. The aircraft was destroyed. No probable cause statement is available for this record.
The record
- Date
- at 20:54
- Classification
- Accident
- Location
- St. Petersburg, Florida, United States
- Nearest airport
- Clearwater Intl (PIE)
- Coordinates
- Not recorded
- Aircraft
- Douglas DC-3C
- Registration
- N95C
- Category
- Airplane
- Engines
- 2
- Operator
- Fromhagen Aviation, Inc.
- Operating rule
- Part 91: General Aviation
- Purpose of flight
- Unknown
- Phase of flight
- Not recorded
- Route
- St. Petersburg → St. Petersburg
- Aircraft damage
- Destroyed
- Weather
- VMC
- Light
- Day
- NTSB number
- MIA82FA128
People
5 people were seriously injured.
| On board | Died | Serious | Minor | Uninjured |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 5 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 0 |
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
AFTER A LOCAL MAINTENANCE FLIGHT THE CREW RETURNED TO ST. PETERSBURG TO PRACTICE FULL STOP LANDINGS. SHORTLY AFTER BECOMING AIRBORNE DURING THE 2ND TAKEOFF, THE RIGHT ENG EXPERIENCED A POWER LOSS. THE ACFT WAS OBSERVED TO CLIMB TO ABOUT 50 FT AGL, THEN VEER RIGHT & CRASH EAST OF THE RWY. OTHER THAN A MALFUNCTIONING RIGHT FUEL TANK SELECTOR WHICH ALLOWED FUEL TO BYPASS TO OTHER FUEL TANKS, THERE WAS NO PRE-IMPACT FAILURE/MALFUNCTION. BOTH RIGHT TANKS WERE EMPTY & THE LEFT TANKS CONTAINED ABOUT 175 GALS OF FUEL. HOWEVER, SUBSEQUENT TESTS SHOWED THAT FLUID IN THE RIGHT TANK WOULD BYPASS THE RIGHT FUEL SELECTOR & LEAK INTO THE LEFT TANK WHEN THE ACFT SAT LEFT WING LOW FOR ABOUT 12 HRS. THE ACFT WAS NOT AIRWORTHY IN THAT ALL THE REQUIREMENTS OF AN APPROVED 91.217 INSPECTION PROGRAM WERE NOT COMPLIED WITH. THE PIC HAD 5 HRS AS PIC OF DC-3 DURING THE LAST 5 MONTHS WITH 1 HR & 2 TAKEOFF & LANDINGS THE LAST 90 DAYS. THIS WAS THE FIRST FLIGHT IN A DC-3 FOR THE CO-PILOT WITH NO RECORD OF ANY TRAINING IN THE DC-3.
Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.
Other Douglas DC-3C accidents
| Date | Aircraft | Location | Operator | Outcome | Died |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 30 Jul 1982 | Douglas DC-3C | El Paso, Texas, United States | Pronto Aviation Services | Minor injuries | - |
| 30 May 1983 | Douglas DC-3C | Englewood, Colorado, United States | Kimber Air, Inc. | No injuries | - |
| 17 Jan 1981 | Douglas DC-3C | Miami, Florida, United States | S.s.airways, In | No injuries | - |
| 11 Apr 1980 | Douglas DC-3C | Athol, Idaho, United States | - | Fatal | 3 |
| 10 Jan 1984 | Douglas DC-3C | St. Louis, Missouri, United States | - | Fatal | 1 |
| 10 Nov 1979 | Douglas DC-3C | Grand Prairie, Texas, United States | Coker Aviation | No injuries | - |
Other accidents in this area
| Date | Aircraft | Location | Operator | Outcome | Died |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 17 Feb 1982 | Cessna 152 | Opa Locka, Florida, United States | Burnside-Ott | No injuries | - |
| 6 Oct 1982 | Piper PA-23-250 | Lake Placid, Florida, United States | - | Fatal | 2 |
| 7 May 1982 | Cessna 172K | Geneva, Florida, United States | Johnny E. Southerland | No injuries | - |
| 19 Mar 1982 | Piper PA-28-161 | Lake Wales, Florida, United States | Venice Flying Service Inc | Minor injuries | - |
| 16 Apr 1982 | Cessna 182G | Lake Wales, Florida, United States | Clyde E. Forsythe | No injuries | - |
| 19 Apr 1982 | Piper PA-28-140 | Lake Wales, Florida, United States | Bruce J. Lillie | No injuries | - |