- Date
- June 8, 1978
- Place
- Nashville, TN · NASHVILLE, TN
- Injuries
- 2 uninjured
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Phase of flight
- Landing
- Aircraft
- N51DDouglas DC-3
- Status
- Completed · report July 12, 1978
- Report
- Brief approved by the director
- FAA report
- 19780608015239A
- Case key
- 141776
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NTSB brief
NTSB’s brief of the accident, as it was printed: the coded facts, with the probable cause and factors.
---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- FILE DATE LOCATION AIRCRAFT DATA INJURIES FLIGHT PILOT DATA F S M/N PURPOSE ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 3-1313 78/6/8 NASHVILLE,TN DOUGLAS DC-3 CR- 0 0 2 COMMERCIAL ATP,FLIGHT INSTR., AGE TIME - 0528 N51D PX- 0 0 0 AIR TAXI-CARGO 32, 4974 TOTAL HOURS, DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL OT- 0 0 0 1900 IN TYPE, INSTRUMENT RATED. NAME OF AIRPORT - NASHVILLE METRO DEPARTURE POINT INTENDED DESTINATION MEMPHIS,TN NASHVILLE,TN TYPE OF ACCIDENT PHASE OF OPERATION GROUND-WATER LOOP-SWERVE LANDING: ROLL COLLIDED WITH: DITCHES LANDING: ROLL PROBABLE CAUSE(S) COPILOT - FAILED TO MAINTAIN DIRECTIONAL CONTROL PILOT IN COMMAND - INADEQUATE SUPERVISION OF FLIGHT REMARKS- PIC ASSUMED CONTROL AFTER RWY DEPARTURE.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N51D
- Reported as
- Douglas DC-3
- Category
- Airplane
- Engine
- reciprocating
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Airport
- Nashville Metro
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FAA reports on this event · 1
The FAA’s own accident and incident reports, matched to the aircraft by N-number and date.