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Accident · Substantial damage

FAA accident report · Doug DC-3A-S1C3G · San Salvador · March 2, 1973

Date
March 2, 1973
Place
San Salvador
Airport
San Salvador
Phase of flight
Final Approach
Damage
Substantial damage
Aircraft
N6574
NTSB investigation
NTSBMIA73OM088
Reported as
Doug DC3AS1C3G
People aboard
20
Fatal injuries
0
Pilot’s flight hours
6,900 total700 in this make and model75 in the last 90 days

From the FAA’s Accident/Incident Data System (AIDS), through its Aviation Safety Information Portal, as reported. The NTSB investigates accidents separately, and its record of an accident is the fuller one. The aircraft is matched to the registry by N-number and event date, checked against the reported make and model; the registry’s history has gaps, so older matches can be wrong. Compare the reported make and model.

What happened

The FAA’s narrative, in sentence case. The FAA writes it in capitals and removes private details.

Plt didnt see ltd wind sock,lnd downwind. Ran into ocean. Invest & reptd by govt of Bahamas.

As the FAA filed it

PLT DIDNT SEE LTD WIND SOCK,LND DOWNWIND.RAN INTO OCEAN.INVEST & REPTD BY GOVT OF BAHAMAS.

NTSB investigation

The NTSB’s investigation of this event, with its probable cause and findings. Matched to this report by N-number and date.