- Date
- August 1, 1980
- Place
- New Smyrna Bch, FL · NEW SMYRNA BCH, FL
- Injuries
- 3 minor
- Damage
- Destroyed
- Phase of flight
- Takeoff
- Aircraft
- N45864Douglas C-47A
- Status
- Completed · report September 11, 1980
- Report
- Brief approved by the director
- FAA report
- 19800801034429A
- Case key
- 130025
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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 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 3-1759 80/8/1 NEW SMYRNA BCH,FL DOUGLAS C-47A CR- 0 0 1 MISCELLANEOUS AIRLINE TRANSPORT, AGE TIME - 1647 N45864 PX- 0 0 2 FERRY 61, 3500 TOTAL HOURS, DAMAGE-DESTROYED OT- 0 0 0 UNK/NR IN TYPE, INSTRUMENT RATED. NAME OF AIRPORT - NEW SMYRNA BEACH DEPARTURE POINT INTENDED DESTINATION NEW SMYRNA BCH,FL ARUBA,N.A. TYPE OF ACCIDENT PHASE OF OPERATION GROUND-WATER LOOP-SWERVE TAKEOFF: RUN COLLIDED WITH: TREES TAKEOFF: RUN PROBABLE CAUSE(S) PILOT IN COMMAND - FAILED TO MAINTAIN DIRECTIONAL CONTROL PILOT IN COMMAND - FAILED TO ABORT TAKEOFF PILOT IN COMMAND - PHYSICAL IMPAIRMENT MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - ALCOHOLIC IMPAIRMENT OF EFFICIENCY AND JUDGMENT FACTOR(S) MISCELLANEOUS - UNQUALIFIED PERSON OPERATED AIRCRAFT FIRE AFTER IMPACT REMARKS- PLT'S BLOOD ALCOHOL LVL 0.15%.PLT DID NOT HAVE A TYPE CERT & ATMTD FLT WO CO-PLT.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N45864
- Reported as
- Douglas C-47A
- Category
- Airplane
- Engine
- reciprocating
- Damage
- Destroyed
- Airport
- New Smyrna Beach
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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.