# Accident 19781214042499A: Doug C52B, Belle Glade, FL, December 14, 1978

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: December 14, 1978
- Place: Belle Glade, FL
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Roll-Out (Fixed Wing)
- Location: 26.6922° N, 80.6660° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Belle Glade, FL, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=26.6922&lon=-80.6660&mi=10
- Aircraft: N4996E, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N4996E-2014-10-14) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Douglas DC3C (registry code 3021457, https://openairdocs.org/model/douglas-dc3c) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Pratt & Whitney TW-S1-S3-S4 (registry code 52019, https://openairdocs.org/engine/pratt-whitney-tw-s1-s3-s4) (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 MIA79FA031](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MIA79FA031) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19781214042499A

## Narrative

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

ILLEGALLY TRANSPORTING MARIJUANA.CREW NOT APPREHENDED.SUGAR CANE D.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 MIA79FA031](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MIA79FA031), Dec 14, 1978: Douglas DC-3C (N4996E), Belle Glade, FL, 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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