# Incident 19780802047999I: Doug DC3, Charlotte Amali, Puerto Rico, August 2, 1978

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: August 2, 1978, 11:40 local time
- Place: Charlotte Amali, Puerto Rico
- Airport: Harry S Truman
- Damage: Minor damage
- Phase of flight: Level Off Touchdown
- Operating rules: Air taxi and commuter (Part 135)
- Aircraft: N8661, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N8661-2023-01-23) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Douglas DC3A (registry code 3021433, https://openairdocs.org/model/douglas-dc3a) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Pratt & Whitney R-1830 series (registry code 52020, https://openairdocs.org/engine/pratt-whitney-r-1830-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: DOUG DC3
- People aboard: 25
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 5,500 total, 4,500 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/19780802047999I

## Narrative

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

AIRCRAFT BOUNCED AND PILOT RAN OFF RUNWAY STRIKING WINDSOCK BEFORE RETURNING TO RUNWAY.

## Other reports on N8661 (1)

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

- [Accident 19731202041709A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19731202041709A), Dec 2, 1973: Doug C52B (N8661), Ypsilanti, MI, Substantial damage. Airlock l eng hyd syst. Low accumulator load. Minor dmg to C46,N67970.

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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