ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 327076
| Date: | Tuesday 31 December 1985 |
| Time: | 17:14 |
| Type: |  Douglas DC-3C |
| Owner/operator: | Century Equipment |
| Registration: | N711Y |
| MSN: | 13658 |
| Year of manufacture: | 1944 |
| Engine model: | Pratt & Whitney R-1830-75 |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 7 / Occupants: 9 |
| Aircraft damage: | Destroyed, written off |
| Category: | Accident |
| Location: | De Kalb, TX -
 United States of America
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| Phase: | En route |
| Nature: | Passenger - Non-Scheduled/charter/Air Taxi |
| Departure airport: | Guntersville-Municipal Airport, AL |
| Dallas-Love Field, TX (DAL/KDAL) | |
| Investigating agency: | NTSB |
| Confidence Rating: |  Accident investigation report completed and information captured |
In-flight fire in cabin under floor; crashed during emergency landing in a field. This accident killed singer actor Ricky Nelson.
PROBABLE CAUSE:
"Fuselage, cabin .. fire
Reason for occurrence undetermined
CONTRIBUTING FACTORS
Fuselage,cabin .. smoke
Fuselage,crew compartment .. smoke
Emergency procedure .. not followed .. pilot in command
Checklist .. not used
Oxygen system .. not used
Object .. wire,transmission
Object .. utility pole
Terrain condition .. tree(s)
Accident investigation:
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Sources:
ICAO Adrep Summary 4/88 (#29)
NTSB/AAR-87/02/SUM
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