# NTSB Accident SEA97FA034
> **Douglas DC-3C** · 1996-12-10 · BOISE, ID, USA · FATL
## Event
- **NTSB number:** SEA97FA034
- **Event ID:** 20001208X07241
- **Type:** Accident
- **Date:** 1996-12-10
- **Location:** BOISE, ID, USA
- **Coordinates:** 43.559371, -116.209213
## Injuries
- **Highest injury:** FATL
- **Fatal:** 2
- **Serious:** 0
- **Minor:** 0
- **Uninjured:** 0
- **Total aboard:** 2
## Aircraft
- **Make:** Douglas
- **Model:** DC-3C
- **Registration:** N75142
- **FAR Part:** 135
- **Engines:** 2
- **Damage:** DEST
## Conditions
- **Light:** NDRK
- **Weather:** VMC
## Probable cause

A fire within the right engine compartment of undetermined cause and the pilot-in-command's failure to maintain airspeed above the aircraft's minimum control speed. A factor contributing to the accident was the dark night environmental conditions.

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