# Accident 19861223081679A: Doug C54, La Push, WA, December 23, 1986

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: December 23, 1986, 18:00 local time
- Place: La Push, WA
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Fcd/Prec Ldg From Cruise
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Operator: WCOB
- Location: 47.9087° N, 124.6366° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of La Push, WA, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=47.9087&lon=-124.6366&mi=10
- Aircraft: N96361, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N96361-1995-04-03) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Douglas C-54 (registry code 3021506, https://openairdocs.org/model/douglas-c-54) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: DOUG C54
- Reported engine: PWA R2000*
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 4,500 total, 400 in this make and model, 25 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB SEA87LA041](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/SEA87LA041) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19861223081679A

## Narrative

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

THE AIRCRAFT REPORTEDLY HAD AN ENGINE FIRE AND WAS DITCHED. PILOT REPORTED INCIDENT CONFLICT WITH AVAILABLE DATA.

## 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 SEA87LA041](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/SEA87LA041), Dec 24, 1986: Douglas C-54/DC-4 (N96361), Pacific Ocean, WA, substantial damage

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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