# Accident 19820312005059A: Doug DC3, Bimini, Bahamas, March 12, 1982

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: March 12, 1982, 16:20 local time
- Place: Bimini, Bahamas
- Airport: Bimini
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Takeoff Ground Roll
- Operating rules: Air taxi and commuter (Part 135)
- Aircraft: N47GW, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N47GW-1983-05-23) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Douglas DC3C (registry code 3021455, https://openairdocs.org/model/douglas-dc3c) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: DOUG DC3
- Reported engine: PWA R183092
- People aboard: 31
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 18,900 total, 3,500 in this make and model, 130 in the last 90 days
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19820312005059A

## Narrative

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

UNQUALIFIED COPILOT IN LEFT SEAT LOST DIRECTIONAL CONTROL ON TAKEOFF ROLL. RAN OFF BOTH SIDES OF RUNWAY.

## NTSB investigation

None matched to this report by aircraft and date. Search the NTSB's own records: https://data.ntsb.gov/carol-main-public/basic-search

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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