Douglas DC-3 N62375
1 December 1965 · Hoquiam, Washington, United States · Minor injuries
Summary
On 1 December 1965 at about 12:11 local time, a Douglas DC-3 registered N62375, operated by West Coast Airlines, Inc., was involved in an accident during the landing phase of flight near Hoquiam, Washington, United States. 13 people were on board and 2 had minor injuries. The aircraft was substantially damaged. No probable cause statement is available for this record.
The record
- Date
- at 12:11
- Classification
- Accident
- Location
- Hoquiam, Washington, United States
- Nearest airport
- Bowerman Field
- Coordinates
- Not recorded
- Aircraft
- Douglas DC-3
- Registration
- N62375
- Category
- Fixed-Wing
- Engines
- 2
- Operator
- West Coast Airlines, Inc.
- Phase of flight
- Landing
- Aircraft damage
- Substantial
- Weather
- IMC
- Light
- Daylight
- NTSB number
- 1-0069
People
2 people had minor injuries.
| On board | Died | Serious | Minor | Uninjured |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 13 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 11 |
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
HYDROPLANING WAS TO MINOR DEGREE IF AT ALL-WIND WAS DOWNWIND ABOUT 15KTS GUSTS TO 24
Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.
Other Douglas DC-3 accidents
| Date | Aircraft | Location | Operator | Outcome | Died |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 Dec 1965 | Douglas DC-3 | La Verne Calif, California, United States | FED AV Agency | No injuries | - |
| 9 Nov 1965 | Douglas DC-3 | Coraopolis, Pennsylvania, United States | FAA | Serious injuries | - |
| 5 Apr 1965 | Douglas DC-3 | Andros Is Bahamas, Atlantic Ocean North Lat. | Bush Aviation | Serious injuries | - |
| 18 Mar 1965 | Douglas DC-3 | Waterville Canada, Canada | Miami Air Taxi | Fatal | 2 |
| 2 Jul 1965 | Douglas DC-3 | Stockton Calif, California, United States | Biffs Inc | Minor injuries | - |
| 2 Aug 1965 | Douglas DC-3 | Newport Vt, Vermont, United States | Northeast Airlines, Inc. | Serious injuries | - |
Other accidents in this area
| Date | Aircraft | Location | Operator | Outcome | Died |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 26 Jul 1965 | Hughes 269A-1 | Lynch Ky, Kentucky, United States | Rotairport, Inc | No injuries | - |
| 31 Oct 1965 | Cessna 195B | Imnaha Oreg, Oregon, United States | - | Serious injuries | - |
| 5 Nov 1965 | Bell 204B | Georgetown Colo, Colorado, United States | Whirl-Wide HEL | Minor injuries | - |
| 27 Jan 1965 | Piper PA28 | San Jose Calif, California, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 7 Mar 1965 | Navion B | Englewood Fla, Florida, United States | - | Minor injuries | - |
| 6 Apr 1965 | Boeing A75N1 | Mesa Ariz, Arizona, United States | - | No injuries | - |