# Accident 19781202041079A: Doug C52B, Des Moines, IA, December 2, 1978

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: December 2, 1978
- Place: Des Moines, IA
- Airport: Des Moines Municipal
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Final Approach-IFR
- Location: 41.5340° N, 93.6631° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at DES MOINES INTL (DSM), within about a mile (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=41.5340&lon=-93.6631&mi=10
- Aircraft: N41447, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N41447-2012-11-20) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Douglas DC3 (registry code 3021401, https://openairdocs.org/model/douglas-dc3) (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: 3,900 total, 350 in this make and model, 150 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB MKC79FA007](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MKC79FA007) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19781202041079A

## Narrative

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

WND GUST 20K.ACFT T/D APPROX 300 FT SHORT OF RNY

## 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 MKC79FA007](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MKC79FA007), Dec 2, 1978: Douglas DC-3 (N41447), Des Moines, IA, 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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