# Accident 19731227042779A: Doug DC3AS1C3G, W.Palm Beach, FL, December 27, 1973

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: December 27, 1973
- Place: W.Palm Beach, FL
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Fcd/Prec Ldg From Cruise
- Location: 26.7153° N, 80.0534° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of West Palm Beach, FL, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=26.7153&lon=-80.0534&mi=10
- Aircraft: N19428, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N19428-2011-05-19) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Douglas DC-3A-S1C3G (registry code 3021440, https://openairdocs.org/model/douglas-dc-3a-s1c3g) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Pratt & Whitney TW-S1-S3-S4 (registry code 52019, https://openairdocs.org/engine/pratt-whitney-tw-s1-s3-s4) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: DOUG DC3AS1C3G
- People aboard: 26
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 6,464 total, 509 in this make and model, 180 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB MIA74AM050](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MIA74AM050) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19731227042779A

## Narrative

As the FAA filed it, in capitals; the FAA replaces private details with ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^.

ACFT FLOWN ABT 7HRS SINCE LAST RECORDED REFUELING.DRG LNDG ON ROAD TRUCK APPEARED TURNED R.

## The NTSB's investigation of this event (1)

From the NTSB's public API. Aircraft are matched to registry aircraft by N-number and event date, checked against the reported serial number, make and model; the registry's history has gaps, so older matches can be wrong. Compare the reported make and model.

- [NTSB MIA74AM050](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MIA74AM050), Dec 27, 1973: Douglas DC3A (N19428), W.Palm Beach, FL, substantial damage

From the FAA Accident/Incident Data System. Reports are matched to registry aircraft 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. For accidents, the NTSB's own investigation is the fuller record.

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