# Accident 19780102017549A: Doug C52B, Rio Grande,Pr, Puerto Rico, January 2, 1978

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: January 2, 1978
- Place: Rio Grande,Pr, Puerto Rico
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Fcd/Prec Ldg From Cruise
- Location: 18.3789° N, 65.8389° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Río Grande, PR, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=18.3789&lon=-65.8389&mi=10
- Aircraft: N15598, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N15598-1978-05-18) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Douglas DC3 (registry code 3021401, https://openairdocs.org/model/douglas-dc3) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: DOUG C52B
- People aboard: 2
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 3,107 total, 965 in this make and model, 186 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB MIA78FA027](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MIA78FA027) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19780102017549A

## Narrative

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

BOTH FUEL SELECTORS R MAIN,EMPTY.FUEL AVBL L TANKS.

## 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 MIA78FA027](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MIA78FA027), Jan 2, 1978: Douglas DC-3 (N15598), Rio Grande, PR, 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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