# NTSB IAD76II100: Douglas DC-3C, N83FA, Gastonia, NC, September 22, 1976

- Type: NTSB incident investigation
- Classification: Incident · No injuries · Closed
- Date: September 22, 1976
- Place: Gastonia, NC · GASTONIA, NC
- Location: 35.2621° N, 81.1873° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Gastonia, NC, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=35.2621&lon=-81.1873&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Landing](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/550) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 2 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report October 6, 1976
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 156102
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=IAD76II100
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/IAD76II100

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
5-0018  76/9/22    GASTONIA,NC         DOUGLAS DC-3C       CR-  0  0  2  COMMERCIAL                AIRLINE TRANSPORT, AGE
        TIME - 1210                    N83FA               PX-  0  0  0  AIR TAXI-CARGO            33, 7800 TOTAL HOURS, 550
                                       DAMAGE-MINOR        OT-  0  0  0                            IN TYPE, INSTRUMENT
                                                                                                   RATED.
        CLASSIFIED AS INCIDENT
        NAME OF AIRPORT - GASTONIA MUNI
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          CHARLOTTE,NC                NASHVILLE,TN
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           COLLIDED WITH: DIRT BANK                                 LANDING: ROLL
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PERSONNEL - MAINTENANCE,SERVICING,INSPECTION: IMPROPER MAINTENANCE (MAINTENANCE PERSONNEL)
           AIRFRAME - LANDING GEAR: BRAKING SYSTEM (NORMAL SYSTEM)
        FACTOR(S)
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - RAN OFF END OF RUNWAY
           PILOT IN COMMAND - INADEQUATE PREFLIGHT PREPARATION AND/OR PLANNING
        REMARKS- AIR WAS FOUND IN RIGHT OUTBOARD BRAKE.
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N83FA](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N83FA-2000-10-31), registration cancelled 2000-10-31, S/N 10365 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: DOUGLAS DC-3C
- Registry model: [Douglas C54A-DC](https://openairdocs.org/model/douglas-c54a-dc) (registry code 3021510) (OpenAirDocs)
- Category: Airplane
- Engines: reciprocating
- Damage: Minor damage
- Airport: Gastonia Muni

## Other investigations on N83FA (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.

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.

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