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Incident · Minor damage

FAA incident report · Doug DC3 · Atlanta, GA · December 19, 1978

Date
December 19, 1978 · 14:35 local
Place
Atlanta, GA
Airport
Hartsfield
Phase of flight
To Init Climb(1st Pwr Reduct)
Operating rules
Air taxi and commuter (Part 135)
Damage
Minor damage
Aircraft
N143D
Reported as
Doug DC3
Fatal injuries
0
Pilot’s flight hours
18,000 total5,000 in this make and model0 in the last 90 days

From the FAA’s Accident/Incident Data System (AIDS), through its Aviation Safety Information Portal, as reported. The NTSB investigates accidents separately, and its record of an accident is the fuller one. The aircraft is matched to the registry 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.

What happened

The FAA’s narrative, in sentence case. The FAA writes it in capitals and removes private details.

Immediately after takeoff, pilot heard bang and thump. Small section of engine cowling had come loose. Dislodged

As the FAA filed it

IMMEDIATELY AFTER TAKEOFF, PILOT HEARD BANG AND THUMP. SMALL SECTION OF ENGINE COWLING HAD COME LOOSE. DISLODGED

Other reports on N143D · 4

Matched to the same aircraft by N-number and date.