Douglas DC-3C N54370
24 March 1967 · Merced, California, United States · Minor injuries
Summary
On 24 March 1967 at about 15:00 local time, a Douglas DC-3C registered N54370, operated by Amerine Turkey, was involved in an accident during in flight near Merced, California, United States. 2 people were on board and 2 had minor injuries. The aircraft was destroyed. No probable cause statement is available for this record.
The record
- Date
- at 15:00
- Classification
- Accident
- Location
- Merced, California, United States
- Nearest airport
- Castle Af Base
- Coordinates
- Not recorded
- Aircraft
- Douglas DC-3C
- Registration
- N54370
- Category
- Fixed-Wing
- Engines
- 2
- Operator
- Amerine Turkey
- Operating rule
- Corporate/Executive
- Purpose of flight
- Corporate/Executive
- Phase of flight
- In Flight
- Aircraft damage
- Destroyed
- Weather
- VMC
- Light
- Daylight
- NTSB number
- 2-0106
People
2 people had minor injuries.
| On board | Died | Serious | Minor | Uninjured |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 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
FUEL LEAKING FRM APU IGNITED, SET FIRE TO CARGO STACKED AROUND APU COMPT.GR-UP LNDG WAS INTENTIONAL
Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.
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| Date | Aircraft | Location | Operator | Outcome | Died |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 21 Dec 1967 | Douglas DC-3C | Denver, Colorado, United States | Frontier Airlines, Inc. | Fatal | 2 |
| 17 Jan 1967 | Douglas DC-3C | McGrath, Alaska, United States | Federal Aviati | Serious injuries | - |
| 3 Aug 1968 | Douglas DC-3C | Walls, Mississippi, United States | Jack Adams ACF | No injuries | - |
| 29 Feb 1968 | Douglas DC-3C | Statesville, North Carolina, United States | Miller Aviatio | No injuries | - |
| 26 Sep 1968 | Douglas DC-3C | Teterboro, New York, United States | Eastern Aviati | No injuries | - |
| 25 Nov 1968 | Douglas DC-3C | Chicago, Illinois, United States | Federal Aviati | No injuries | - |
Other accidents in this area
| Date | Aircraft | Location | Operator | Outcome | Died |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 29 Mar 1967 | Boeing B-720 | Sheridan, Wyoming, United States | United Air Lines, Inc. | Serious injuries | - |
| 19 Jan 1967 | Piper PA-23 | San Mateo Calif, California, United States | Air, Inc. | Fatal | 2 |
| 5 Jul 1967 | Cessna 150 | Watkins, Colorado, United States | Alpine Aviatio | Serious injuries | - |
| 2 Sep 1967 | Cessna 172E | Ea.hampton, Connecticut, United States | - | Serious injuries | - |
| 10 Mar 1967 | Cessna 172 | Matagorda Is. Tex, Texas, United States | - | Fatal | 3 |
| 25 Jan 1967 | Cessna 150 | Sapphire, North Carolina, United States | Executive Avia | No injuries | - |