- Date
- April 23, 1980
- Place
- Dania, FL · DANIA, FL
- Injuries
- 1 serious, 7 minor
- Damage
- Destroyed
- Phase of flight
- Approach
- Aircraft
- N709ZDouglas C-47B
- Status
- Completed · report July 10, 1980
- Report
- Brief approved by the director
- FAA report
- 19800423010499A
- Case key
- 131379
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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 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 3-0980 80/4/23 NR.DANIA,FL DOUGLAS C-47B CR- 0 1 1 NONCOMMERCIAL COMMERCIAL, AGE 53, 12053 TIME - 1654 N709Z PX- 0 0 6 CORP/EXEC TOTAL HOURS, 64 IN TYPE, DAMAGE-DESTROYED OT- 0 0 0 INSTRUMENT RATED. NAME OF AIRPORT - FT LAUDERDALE INT DEPARTURE POINT INTENDED DESTINATION BIMINI,BAHAMAS DANIA,FL TYPE OF ACCIDENT PHASE OF OPERATION STALL: MUSH LANDING: GO-AROUND PROBABLE CAUSE(S) PILOT IN COMMAND - DELAYED IN INITIATING GO-AROUND PILOT IN COMMAND - FAILED TO OBTAIN/MAINTAIN FLYING SPEED FACTOR(S) COPILOT - FAILED TO FOLLOW APPROVED PROCEDURES,DIRECTIVES,ETC. COPILOT - MISUSED OR FAILED TO USE FLAPS
Aircraft
- Registration
- N709Z
- Reported as
- Douglas C-47B
- Category
- Airplane
- Engine
- reciprocating
- Damage
- Destroyed
- Airport
- Ft Lauderdale Int
N709ZRegistration cancelled May 3, 2013 · Douglas VC-47DAirframe modelDouglas VC-47DEngine modelPratt & Whitney R-1830 series
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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.