# Accident 19781001040549A: Doug C52B, Ft Walton Bch, AL, October 1, 1978

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: October 1, 1978
- Place: Ft Walton Bch, AL
- Damage: Destroyed
- Phase of flight: Normal Cruise
- Aircraft: N74Z, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N74Z-2018-06-26) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Douglas DC3C 1830-94 (registry code 3021469, https://openairdocs.org/model/douglas-dc3c-1830-94) (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 C52B
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 0 in this make and model, 0 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB MIA79DA001](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MIA79DA001) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19781001040549A

## Narrative

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

ELECTRICAL FAILURE FOR UNKNOWN REASON.

## 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 MIA79DA001](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MIA79DA001), Oct 1, 1978: Douglas DC-3 (N74Z), Ft Walton Bch, FL, destroyed, 1 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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