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Accident · Substantial damage

FAA accident report · Doug C-54 · Fort Lauderdale, FL · August 14, 1984

Date
August 14, 1984 · 07:34 local
Place
Fort Lauderdale, FL
Airport
International
Phase of flight
Ground Taxi, Other Airplane
Operating rules
Part 125 operator
Damage
Substantial damage
Aircraft
N74183
NTSB investigation
NTSBMIA84LA228
Reported as
Doug C54
Reported engine
Pratt & Whitney R200011
Fatal injuries
0
Pilot’s flight hours
20,000 total3,000 in this make and model178 in the last 90 days

From the FAA’s Accident/Incident Data System (AIDS), through its Aviation Safety Information Portal, as reported. The NTSB investigates accidents separately, and its record of an accident is the fuller one. The aircraft is matched to the registry 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.

What happened

The FAA’s narrative, in sentence case. The FAA writes it in capitals and removes private details.

Nose gear collapsed on cargo aircraft taxiing to takeoff. Aircraft had just landed in excess of max landing weight.

As the FAA filed it

NOSE GEAR COLLAPSED ON CARGO AIRCRAFT TAXIING TO TAKEOFF. AIRCRAFT HAD JUST LANDED IN EXCESS OF MAX LANDING WEIGHT.

NTSB investigation

The NTSB’s investigation of this event, with its probable cause and findings. Matched to this report by N-number and date.