# Accident 19750823031499A: Doug DC3C, Middletown, CA, August 23, 1975

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: August 23, 1975
- Place: Middletown, CA
- Airport: 7m Ranch
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Takeoff Ground Roll
- Location: 38.7316° N, 122.5630° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at 7-M Ranch Airport, closed, within about a mile (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=38.7316&lon=-122.5630&mi=10
- Aircraft: N423MB, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N423MB-1980-09-04) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Douglas DC3C (registry code 3021457, https://openairdocs.org/model/douglas-dc3c) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: DOUG DC3C
- People aboard: 3
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 6,056 total, 692 in this make and model, 10 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB OAK76AP006](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/OAK76AP006) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19750823031499A

## Narrative

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

GUSTING TO 45K. HIT FENCE & DITCH.

## 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 OAK76AP006](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/OAK76AP006), Aug 23, 1975: Douglas DC-3C (N423MB), Middletown, CA, 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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