# Incident 19780222000849I: Doug C54DC, Augusta, GA, February 22, 1978

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: February 22, 1978, 15:45 local time
- Place: Augusta, GA
- Airport: Bush
- Damage: Minor damage
- Phase of flight: Idling Engines
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 33.4710° N, 81.9748° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Augusta, GA, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=33.4710&lon=-81.9748&mi=10
- Aircraft: N62433, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N62433-2013-04-29) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Douglas C54-D (registry code 3021524, https://openairdocs.org/model/douglas-c54-d) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Amateur-built UNKNOWN ENG (registry code 99999, https://openairdocs.org/engine/amateur-built-unknown-eng) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: DOUG C54DC
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 15,000 total, 2,000 in this make and model, 0 in the last 90 days
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19780222000849I

## Narrative

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

PILOT PREOCCUPIED IN THE COCKPIT AFTER STARTING ENGINES. AIRCRAFT CREPT FORWARD, STRIKING POWER UNIT AND TUG.

## Other reports on N62433 (2)

Matched to the same aircraft by N-number and date.

- [Incident 19801031076899I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19801031076899I), Oct 31, 1980: Doug DC4 (N62433), Chicago, IL. Flight experienced fire warning and torching. Overheat caused by a cracked exhaust manifold.
- [Incident 19801002072239I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19801002072239I), Oct 2, 1980: Doug DC4 (N62433), Chicago, IL, Minor damage. Za returned to airport after loss of ring cowling from engine.

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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