# Accident 19780921045379A: Doug DC3, Missing Aircraf, September 21, 1978

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: September 21, 1978
- Place: Missing Aircraf
- Damage: Destroyed
- Phase of flight: Unknown/Not Reported
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Aircraft: N407D, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N407D-2012-06-04) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Douglas DC3 (registry code 3021401, https://openairdocs.org/model/douglas-dc3) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Wright 1820G-2-3&5 (registry code 67025, https://openairdocs.org/engine/wright-1820g-2-3-5) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: DOUG DC3
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 15,227 total, 3,000 in this make and model, 0 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB MIA78FA128](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MIA78FA128) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19780921045379A

## Narrative

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

AIRCRAFT DAMAGE AND INJURY INDEX PRESUMED.

## 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 MIA78FA128](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MIA78FA128), Sep 21, 1978: Douglas DC-3 (N407D), Missing Aircraft, 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.

---
OpenAirDocs.org is an independent research project of [Contrail Labs](https://contraillabs.com/). It is not affiliated with the FAA or the NTSB. Source documents are U.S. government works in the public domain.