# Accident 19750101043219A: Doug DC3C, Ft Lauderdale, FL, January 1, 1975

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: January 1, 1975
- Place: Ft Lauderdale, FL
- Damage: Destroyed
- Phase of flight: Fcd/Prec Ldg From Cruise
- Location: 26.1223° N, 80.1434° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Fort Lauderdale, FL, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=26.1223&lon=-80.1434&mi=10
- Aircraft: N9BC, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N9BC-1975-05-05) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Douglas DC3C (registry code 3021457, https://openairdocs.org/model/douglas-dc3c) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: DOUG DC3C
- Reported engine: PWA
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 5,373 total, 833 in this make and model, 43 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB MIA75AM041](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MIA75AM041) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19750101043219A

## Narrative

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

R PROP ERRATIC,EXCEEDED 3000 RPM.PLT UN CTL,FEATHERED PROP.L ENG OVERHEATED LOST PWR.DITCHED OK.

## 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 MIA75AM041](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MIA75AM041), Jan 1, 1975: Douglas DC-3 (N9BC), Ft Lauderdale (Atlantic Ocean), destroyed

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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