# Incident 19870203014719I: Doug DC3CS1C3G, Philadelphia, PA, February 3, 1987

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: February 3, 1987, 10:15 local time
- Place: Philadelphia, PA
- Airport: Philadelphia International
- Damage: Minor damage
- Phase of flight: Roll-Out (Fixed Wing)
- Operating rules: Air taxi and commuter (Part 135)
- Operator: BQTA
- Location: 39.8721° N, 75.2407° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at PHILADELPHIA INTL (PHL), within about a mile (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=39.8721&lon=-75.2407&mi=10
- Aircraft: N54NA, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N54NA-2012-08-08) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Douglas DC3C-S1C3G (registry code 3021458, https://openairdocs.org/model/douglas-dc3c-s1c3g) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: DOUG DC3CS1C3G
- People aboard: 2
- Fatal injuries: 0
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19870203014719I

## Narrative

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

LANDED LONG AFTER A HIGH FAST APPROACH. BRAKE FAILED AS PILOT ATTEMPTED A GROUND LOOP TO PREVENT RUNWAY OVERRUN.

## Other reports on N54NA (1)

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

- [Accident 19950719019099A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19950719019099A), Jul 19, 1995: Doug DC3CS1C3G (N54NA), Independence, NY, Destroyed, 1 fatal. Misfiring engines on ferry flight. Unable feather or hold altitude. Crashed burned. Not flown last five years.

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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