# Incident 19810121012589I: Doug DC4, Honolulu, HI, January 21, 1981

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: January 21, 1981, 13:49 local time
- Place: Honolulu, HI
- Airport: International
- Phase of flight: Final Approach-IFR
- Operating rules: Air carrier (Part 121)
- Operator: AUCA
- Location: 21.3069° N, 157.8583° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Honolulu, HI, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=21.3069&lon=-157.8583&mi=10
- Aircraft: N3373F, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N3373F-1982-10-01) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Douglas C54G-DC (registry code 3021534, https://openairdocs.org/model/douglas-c54g-dc) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: DOUG DC4
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 0 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/19810121012589I

## Narrative

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

ATC ISSUED CONFUSING AND CONFLICTING INSTRUCTIONS TO FLIGHT CREW DURING LANDING APPROACH.

## Other reports on N3373F (1)

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

- [Accident 19810714040849A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19810714040849A), Jul 14, 1981: Doug C54G (N3373F), Kenai, AK, Destroyed, 1 fatal. After takeoff, pilot called with emergency, #1 engine on fire. Aircraft crashed and burned.

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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