# Accident 19801222086729A: Doug DC3A, Miami, FL, December 22, 1980

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: December 22, 1980, 10:57 local time
- Place: Miami, FL
- Airport: International
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: To Aborted (Fixed Wing)
- Operating rules: Air taxi and commuter (Part 135)
- Location: 25.7743° N, 80.1937° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Miami, FL, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=25.7743&lon=-80.1937&mi=10
- Aircraft: N3XW (not matched to a registry record)
- Reported make and model: DOUG DC3A
- People aboard: 23
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 3,108 total, 962 in this make and model, 106 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB MIA81FA028](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MIA81FA028) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19801222086729A

## Narrative

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

MADE EARLY NOSE-HIGH LIFTOFF. SEMI-WING STALLS OCCURRED. ABORTED. CRASH-LANDED OFF RUNWAY. OVER-LOADED REAR BAGGAGE

## 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 MIA81FA028](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MIA81FA028), Dec 22, 1980: Douglas DC3A (N3XW), Miami, 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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