# Accident 19780827041499A: Doug C118A, August 27, 1978

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: August 27, 1978
- Damage: Destroyed
- Phase of flight: To Init Climb(1st Pwr Reduct)
- Aircraft: N122A, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N122A-2009-06-25) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Douglas DC-6B (registry code 3021712, https://openairdocs.org/model/douglas-dc-6b) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Pratt & Whitney WMAJ series (registry code 52027, https://openairdocs.org/engine/pratt-whitney-wmaj-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: DOUG C118A
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 1
- Pilot flight hours: 25,000 total, 9,999 in this make and model, 0 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB UNK78X0133](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/UNK78X0133) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19780827041499A

## Narrative

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

No narrative was filed.

## 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 UNK78X0133](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/UNK78X0133), Aug 27, 1978: Douglas DC-6 (N122A), Muscat, Mauritius, destroyed, 4 fatal

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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