Douglas DC-3C accident near Englewood, Colorado, May 30, 1983
On May 30, 1983 at about 7:30 am local time, a Douglas DC-3C, registered N29958, was substantially damaged in an accident near Englewood, Colorado (Arapahoe County airport). It was a personal flight under general aviation rules (Part 91). No one was hurt; 2 people were on board or involved. The weather was instrument conditions (cloud, fog or low visibility).
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The NTSB's probable cause their words, unchanged
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Source: NTSB aviation accident database, copy made October 4, 2026. Docket and reports at the NTSB.
What the record shows
- Date
- May 30, 1983 · about 7:30 am local time
- Place
- Englewood, Colorado · Arapahoe County · map
- Type
- Accident
- Injuries
- No one was hurt; 2 people were on board or involved.
- Weather
- instrument conditions (cloud, fog or low visibility)
- Aircraft
- Douglas DC-3C · all DC-3Cs on the register
- Registration
- N29958 · registry record · serial 12357
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Flight
- Personal flight · general aviation rules (Part 91)
The NTSB's narrative final · quoted from the NTSB record
THE ACFT DRAGGED A WING DURING LANDING TOUCHDOWN IN IMC WEATHER CONDITIONS. THE PILOT HAD BROKEN OUT MISALIGNED WITH THERWY. AS THE AIRSPEED DECAYED DURING THE TRANSITION FROM IFR TO VFR THE CO-PILOT TOOK CONTROL BECAUSE HE THOUGHT HE COULDSEE THE RWY BETTER. IN LOWERING THE NOSE OF THE ACFT AND CORRECTING THE ACFT FOR LANDING THE ACFT STALLED ABOUT 5 FT AGLAND THE RIGHT WING DRAGGED. THE ACFT LANDED ON RWY CENTERLINE AND ROLLED OUT NORMALLY. THE FLT CREW WAS UNAWARE OF THE DRAGGED WING UNTIL A PASSENGER ASKED WHAT HAD CAUSED THE SPARKS TO COME FROM THE RIGHT WING. THE CO-PILOT STATED THAT HETHOUGHT THINGS WOULD HAVE BECOME WORSE IF HE HAD NOT TAKEN CONTROL OF THE ACFT WHEN HE DID.
The complete narrative as the NTSB published it. The NTSB's docket holds the report as a PDF and any photographs, statements and other documents from the investigation.
The factual record from the NTSB's investigation tables, in plain English
Pilot
- Certificate: commercial pilot
- Ratings: multi-engine land; single-engine land; instrument: airplane
- Flight time: 2,985 hours in all; 120 in this make and model; 100 in the last 90 days; 5 in the last 30 days; 2,465 as pilot in command; 11 on instruments
- Medical certificate: Class 2 (valid medical--w/ waivers/lim.)
- Seat: left
The aircraft
- Airframe total time: 18,984 hours
- Last inspection: annual inspection, May 26, 1983
- Maximum gross weight: 26,200 lb
- Landing gear: retractable
- Engine: P&W R-1830-90D (piston); 0 hours total
- Operator: Kimber Air, INC.
The flight
- Departed from: PGA Page AZ at 4:30 am
- Destination: APA Englewood CO
- Flight plan: VFR
- Runway 34, 8,502 ft by 101 ft
- A second pilot was aboard
Weather at the time
- Light: night, dark
- Wind: from 360° at 8 knots
- Visibility: 3 statute miles
- Sky: overcast at 200 ft; not recorded at 200 ft
- Temperature: 39°F (4°C), dew point 36°F (2°C)
- Observation at 1:00 pm from CDC
Injuries
| Fatal | Serious | Minor | None | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Crew | 2 |
About this page
Everything above comes from the NTSB's public accident database: the narrative, probable cause and findings are the NTSB's own words, and the coded tables behind its report (pilot, aircraft, flight, weather, injuries, sequence of events) are written out in plain English. Pilots' ages, home towns and medical details are left out on purpose. The docket at the NTSB holds the report as a PDF and the investigation's photographs and documents. This site never names pilots, passengers or anyone else involved. A preliminary report describes what is known soon after the event and can change; the final report, with the probable cause, usually follows one to two years later and this page is refreshed when it does. Case number DEN83FTE10.