# Accident 19820529021329A: Doug DC3A, Sandwich, IL, May 29, 1982

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: May 29, 1982, 15:00 local time
- Place: Sandwich, IL
- Airport: Sandwich
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Roll-Out (Fixed Wing)
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 41.6501° N, 88.6190° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Sandwich, IL, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=41.6501&lon=-88.6190&mi=10
- Aircraft: N129H, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N129H) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Douglas DC3A (registry code 3021433, https://openairdocs.org/model/douglas-dc3a) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Pratt & Whitney R-1830 series (registry code 52020, https://openairdocs.org/engine/pratt-whitney-r-1830-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: DOUG DC3A
- Reported engine: PWA R1830*
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 3,020 total, 1,941 in this make and model, 65 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB CHI82FEE14](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI82FEE14) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19820529021329A

## Narrative

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

UNABLE TO STOP ON 1800 FOOT WET GRASS RUNWAY. RAN INTO TREES. AIRCRAFT NEEDED 1500 FEET ON A DRY RUNWAY.

## 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 CHI82FEE14](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI82FEE14), May 29, 1982: Douglas DC-3A (N129H), Sandwich, IL, substantial damage

## Other reports on N129H (3)

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

- [Incident 19910623041989I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19910623041989I), Jun 23, 1991: Doug DC3A (N129H), East Troy, WI, 1 fatal. Jumper unable to reach ripcord of main chute handle above his head. Reserve chute deployed just before impact.
- [Incident 19910224016649I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19910224016649I), Feb 24, 1991: Doug DC3A (N129H), Deland, FL, 1 fatal. Jumper apparently lost consciousness after jumping. No attempt to deploy chute. State due to non-use of oxygen.
- [Incident 19860727053789I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19860727053789I), Jul 27, 1986: Doug DC3A (N129H), Sandwich, IL, 1 fatal. Parachute failed to open on descent. Late deployment of reserve chute. Impacted the ground.

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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