# Accident 19820823052509A: Doug C47, St Thomas, Puerto Rico, August 23, 1982

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: August 23, 1982
- Place: St Thomas, Puerto Rico
- Airport: Harry S. Truman
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Ground Taxi, Other Airplane
- Operating rules: Air taxi and commuter (Part 135)
- Operator: CARA
- Aircraft: N87629, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N87629-2014-11-20) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Douglas C-47 (registry code 3021461, https://openairdocs.org/model/douglas-c-47) (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 C47
- Reported engine: PWA R183092
- People aboard: 2
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 1,700 total, 1,000 in this make and model, 0 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB MIA82DA178](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MIA82DA178) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19820823052509A

## Narrative

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

DURING TAXI INTO RAMP AFTER LANDING PILOT CLAIMS BRAKES FAILED CAUSING COLLISION WITH PARKED AIRCRAFT.

## 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 MIA82DA178](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MIA82DA178), Aug 23, 1982: Douglas C-47 (N87629), Charlotte Amali, substantial damage

## Other reports on N87629 (1)

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

- [Accident 19841108061249A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19841108061249A), Nov 8, 1984: Doug C47 (N87629), St Vincent, WN, Damage unknown. Downwind landing, brakes faded on rollout. Steered off side of runway, hit abutment. These shoe type brakes fade.

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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