# Accident 19970404004329A: Doug C54A, Griffin, GA, April 4, 1997

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: April 4, 1997, 00:15 local time
- Place: Griffin, GA
- Airport: Griffin-Spalding County Airport
- Damage: Destroyed
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Operator: C9QB
- Location: 33.2406° N, 84.2693° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=33.2406&lon=-84.2693&mi=10
- Aircraft: N83FA, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N83FA-2000-10-31) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Douglas C54A-DC (registry code 3021510, https://openairdocs.org/model/douglas-c54a-dc) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: DOUG C54A
- People aboard: 2
- Fatal injuries: 2
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB ATL97FA057](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ATL97FA057) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19970404004329A

## Narrative

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

AIRCRAFT ON RUN UP RUNWAY, REPORTED ENGINE PROBLEMS, ATTEMPTED TO ABORT TAKEOFF, WENT OFF END OF RUNWAY. CRASHED.

## 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 ATL97FA057](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ATL97FA057), Apr 4, 1997: Douglas C54A-DC (N83FA), Griffin, GA, destroyed, 2 fatal. Probable cause: The flightcrew's inadequate procedures, during a rejected takeoff following a possible engine malfunction at a critical time in the takeoff, and the second pilot's physical impairment.

## Other reports on N83FA (1)

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

- [Incident 19960606029459I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19960606029459I), Jun 6, 1996: Doug DC4 (N83FA), Shreveport, LA. Narrative: the pilot stated that he was practicing short field landing techniques because he operates out of an airport with a 3,300 foot runway. He said that…

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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