# Accident 19781205041369A: Doug C52B, Lorida, FL, December 5, 1978

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: December 5, 1978
- Place: Lorida, FL
- Damage: Destroyed
- Phase of flight: Unknown/Not Reported
- Location: 27.4434° N, 81.2537° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Lorida, FL, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=27.4434&lon=-81.2537&mi=10
- Aircraft: N25656, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N25656-2011-09-27) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Douglas DC3 (registry code 3021401, https://openairdocs.org/model/douglas-dc3) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Wright C9GC&D series (registry code 67027, https://openairdocs.org/engine/wright-c9gc-d-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: DOUG C52B
- People aboard: 2
- Fatal injuries: 2
- Pilot flight hours: 280 total, 0 in this make and model, 0 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB MIA79FA027](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MIA79FA027) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19781205041369A

## Narrative

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

PLT SEL CERTIFICATED.ELEVATOR GUST LOCK FOUND IN EARLY PART OF CRPATH BFR BREAK UP.

## 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 MIA79FA027](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MIA79FA027), Dec 5, 1978: Douglas DC3 (N25656), Lorida, FL, destroyed, 3 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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