35.4676° N, 97.5164° WPlaced by OpenAirDocs: center of Oklahoma City, OK, within about 14 miles.Open in the map
Date
March 27, 1978 · 19:00 local
Place
Okalhoma City, OK
Airport
Will Rogers World
Phase of flight
To Aborted (Fixed Wing)
Operating rules
Air taxi and commuter (Part 135)
Damage
Minor damage
Aircraft
N403D
Reported as
Doug DC3
Fatal injuries
0
Pilot’s flight hours
0 in this make and model0 in the last 90 days
From the FAA’s Accident/Incident Data System (AIDS), through its Aviation Safety Information Portal, as reported. The NTSB investigates accidents separately, and its record of an accident is the fuller one. The aircraft is matched to the registry 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.
What happened
The FAA’s narrative, in sentence case. The FAA writes it in capitals and removes private details.
Engine quit during takeoff run. Caught fire during attempt to restart.
As the FAA filed it
ENGINE QUIT DURING TAKEOFF RUN. CAUGHT FIRE DURING ATTEMPT TO RESTART.