# NTSB MIA78FA128: Douglas DC-3, N407D, Missing Aircraft, September 21, 1978

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · Fatal · Closed
- Date: September 21, 1978
- Place: Missing Aircraft · MISSING AIRCRAFT, UN
- Phase of flight: [Enroute](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/400) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: Fatal
- Injuries: 4 fatal
- Status: Completed, report March 18, 1979
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 139533
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=MIA78FA128
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MIA78FA128

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
3-4127  78/9/21    MISSING AIRCRAFT    DOUGLAS DC-3        CR-  4  0  0  COMMERCIAL                AIRLINE TRANSPORT, AGE
        TIME - UNK/NR                  N407D               PX-  0  0  0  AIR TAXI-PASSG            54, 15227 TOTAL HOURS,
                                       DAMAGE-DESTROYED    OT-  0  0  0                            3000 IN TYPE, INSTRUMENT
                                                                                                   RATED.
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          FT LAUDERDALE,FL            HAVANA,CUBA
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           MISSING AIRCRAFT,NOT RECOVERED                           IN FLIGHT: NORMAL CRUISE
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           MISCELLANEOUS - UNDETERMINED
        REMARKS- AIRCRAFT DAMAGE AND INJURY INDEX PRESUMED.
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N407D](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N407D-2012-06-04), registration cancelled 2012-06-04, S/N 2244, built 1940 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: DOUGLAS DC-3
- Registry model: [Douglas DC3](https://openairdocs.org/model/douglas-dc3) (registry code 3021401) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: [Wright 1820G-2-3&5](https://openairdocs.org/engine/wright-1820g-2-3-5) (registry code 67025, reciprocating) (OpenAirDocs)
- Category: Airplane
- Engines: reciprocating
- Damage: Destroyed

## FAA reports on this event (1)

The FAA's own accident and incident reports, matched to the aircraft by N-number and date (OpenAirDocs).

- [Accident 19780921045379A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19780921045379A), Sep 21, 1978: Doug DC3, Missing Aircraf, Destroyed. Aircraft damage and injury index presumed.

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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