# Accident 19780608015239A: Doug C52B, Nashville, TN, June 8, 1978

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: June 8, 1978
- Place: Nashville, TN
- Airport: Nashville Metro
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Roll-Out (Fixed Wing)
- Location: 36.1659° N, 86.7844° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Nashville, TN, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=36.1659&lon=-86.7844&mi=10
- Aircraft: N51D, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N51D-1982-03-18) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Douglas DC3C (registry code 3021455, https://openairdocs.org/model/douglas-dc3c) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: DOUG C52B
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 4,974 total, 1,900 in this make and model, 250 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB IAD78DA070](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/IAD78DA070) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19780608015239A

## Narrative

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

PIC ASSUMED CONTROL AFTER RWY DEPARTURE.

## 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 IAD78DA070](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/IAD78DA070), Jun 8, 1978: Douglas DC-3 (N51D), Nashville, TN, 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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