# Accident 19820121000549A: Doug DC3A, Opa Locka, FL, January 21, 1982

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: January 21, 1982, 15:40 local time
- Place: Opa Locka, FL
- Airport: Opa Locka West
- Damage: Destroyed
- Phase of flight: Touch And Go Landing
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 25.9525° N, 80.4192° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at Opa Locka West Airport, closed, within about a mile (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=25.9525&lon=-80.4192&mi=10
- Aircraft: N211TA, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N211TA-2012-08-09) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Douglas DC3A (registry code 3021433, https://openairdocs.org/model/douglas-dc3a) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Wright C9GC&D series (registry code 67027, https://openairdocs.org/engine/wright-c9gc-d-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: DOUG DC3A
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 10,856 total, 5,900 in this make and model, 106 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB MIA82FA037](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MIA82FA037) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19820121000549A

## Narrative

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

STUDENT PILOT LOST CONTROL ON POWER APPLICATION. INSTRUCTOR WAS UNABLE TO CORRECT. STRUCK TREES OFF RUNWAY EDGE.

## 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 MIA82FA037](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MIA82FA037), Jan 21, 1982: Douglas DC-3 (N211TA), 15nm W. Opa Loc, FL, destroyed

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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