# Accident 19790713024299A: Doug DC3G102A, Belle Glade, FL, July 13, 1979

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: July 13, 1979, 15:15 local time
- Place: Belle Glade, FL
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Fcd/Prec Ldg From Cruise
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- 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: N21782, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N21782-2013-07-09) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Douglas DC3-G102A (registry code 3021404, https://openairdocs.org/model/douglas-dc3-g102a) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Wright C9GC&D series (registry code 67027, https://openairdocs.org/engine/wright-c9gc-d-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: DOUG DC3G102A
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 2,500 total, 525 in this make and model, 7 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB MIA79FA103](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MIA79FA103) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19790713024299A

## Narrative

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

CREW CONTINUED FLIGHT UNTIL FUEL EXHAUSTION. CRASHED DURING EMERGENCY LANDING.

## 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 MIA79FA103](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MIA79FA103), Jul 13, 1979: Douglas DC-3 (N21782), 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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