# Accident 19790622015709A: Doug DC7B, Daggett, CA, June 22, 1979

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: June 22, 1979, 20:12 local time
- Place: Daggett, CA
- Airport: Barstow-Daggett
- Damage: Destroyed
- Phase of flight: Forced/Precautionary Landing
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 34.8537° N, 116.7867° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at BARSTOW-DAGGETT (DAG), within about a mile (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=34.8537&lon=-116.7867&mi=10
- Aircraft: N357AL, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N357AL-2012-06-04) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Douglas DC-7C (registry code 3021806, https://openairdocs.org/model/douglas-dc-7c) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Wright TC18EA series (registry code 67038, https://openairdocs.org/engine/wright-tc18ea-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: DOUG DC7B
- Reported engine: WRIGHT 988TC18EA1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 0 in this make and model, 0 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB LAX79FUT01](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX79FUT01) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19790622015709A

## Narrative

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

LOST 2 ENGINE ON TAKEOFF DUE TO CYLINDER HEAD RUPTURES, CAUSED BY LOW GRADE FUEL. PILOTS NOT RATED IN ACFT.

## 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 LAX79FUT01](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX79FUT01), Jun 22, 1979: Douglas DC-7C (N357AL), Daggett, CA, 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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