# NTSB MIA79FLD79: Douglas DC3-C, N77B, Tampa, FL, July 22, 1979

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Closed
- Date: July 22, 1979
- Place: Tampa, FL · TAMPA, FL
- Location: 27.9475° N, 82.4584° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Tampa, FL, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=27.9475&lon=-82.4584&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Landing](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/550) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 3 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report October 15, 1979
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 133755
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=MIA79FLD79
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MIA79FLD79

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
3-3158  79/7/22    TAMPA,FL            DOUGLAS DC3-C       CR-  0  0  3  COMMERCIAL                AIRLINE TRANSPORT, AGE
        TIME - 0242                    N77B                PX-  0  0  0  AIR TAXI-PASSG            48, 8140 TOTAL HOURS,
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            2503 IN TYPE, INSTRUMENT
                                                                                                   RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - TAMPA INTL
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          ST.PETERSBURG,FL            TAMPA,FL
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           GEAR COLLAPSED                                           LANDING: ROLL
           GROUND-WATER LOOP-SWERVE                                 LANDING: ROLL
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PERSONNEL - MAINTENANCE,SERVICING,INSPECTION: INADEQUATE MAINTENANCE AND INSPECTION
           AIRFRAME - LANDING GEAR: MAIN GEAR-SHOCK ABSORBING ASSY,STRUTS,ATTACHMENTS,ETC.
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - FATIGUE FRACTURE
        REMARKS- BOTH ARMS OF R MLG REAR STRUT,P/N 211632-1,FAILED.
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N77B](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N77B-2014-11-18), registration cancelled 2014-11-18, S/N 20433, built 1944 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: DOUGLAS DC3-C
- Registry model: [Douglas DC3](https://openairdocs.org/model/douglas-dc3) (registry code 3021401) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: [Pratt & Whitney R-1830 series](https://openairdocs.org/engine/pratt-whitney-r-1830-series) (registry code 52020, reciprocating) (OpenAirDocs)
- Category: Airplane
- Engines: reciprocating
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Airport: Tampa Intl

## 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 19790722022899A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19790722022899A), Jul 22, 1979: Doug DC3, Tampa, FL, Substantial damage. Landing gear failed on landing. Found a fatigue crack in rear drag strut.

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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