# Incident 19800417049209I: Doug C54, Dalhart, TX, April 17, 1980

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: April 17, 1980, 16:29 local time
- Place: Dalhart, TX
- Airport: Municipal
- Damage: Minor damage
- Phase of flight: Ops On Grnd From Ldg/Rtrcrft
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 36.0575° N, 102.5123° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Dalhart, TX, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=36.0575&lon=-102.5123&mi=10
- Aircraft: N81FA, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N81FA-2015-05-19) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Douglas C54G-DC (registry code 3021534, https://openairdocs.org/model/douglas-c54g-dc) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: DOUG C54
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 34,000 total, 4,000 in this make and model, 0 in the last 90 days
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19800417049209I

## Narrative

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

NOSE GEAR COLLAPSED TAXIING TO RAMP CAUSING MINOR DAMAGE TO PROPS. NOT LOCKED IN DOWN POSITION. HYDRAULIC LEAK.

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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