# Accident 19750201004709A: Doug C52B, Houston, TX, February 1, 1975

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: February 1, 1975
- Place: Houston, TX
- Airport: Houston Intercont
- Damage: Destroyed
- Phase of flight: Final Approach-IFR
- Location: 29.7633° N, 95.3633° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Houston, TX, within about 14 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=29.7633&lon=-95.3633&mi=10
- Aircraft: N15HC, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N15HC-1975-04-28) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Douglas DC3 (registry code 3021401, https://openairdocs.org/model/douglas-dc3) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: DOUG C52B
- People aboard: 3
- Fatal injuries: 3
- Pilot flight hours: 5,000 total, 4,100 in this make and model, 0 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB FTW75AF051](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW75AF051) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19750201004709A

## Narrative

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

HIT 75FT TOWER ABT 2 MI FRM RWY.ATTMPTD COMB NDB & SURV APCH AFTER MISSED ILS APCH BLO MIN COND.

## 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 FTW75AF051](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW75AF051), Feb 1, 1975: Douglas DC-3C (N15HC), Houston, TX, destroyed, 5 fatal

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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