# NTSB UNK78X0114: Douglas C-54, N88909, N Caicos, Tokelau, April 4, 1978

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Closed
- Date: April 4, 1978
- Place: N Caicos, Tokelau · N CAICOS,BWI, Turks And Caicos Islands
- Phase of flight: [Landing](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/550) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 6 uninjured
- Status: Completed
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 141624
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=UNK78X0114
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/UNK78X0114

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
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6-0035   78/4/4    N CAICOS,BWI        DOUGLAS C-54        CR-  0  0  2  MISCELLANEOUS             CERTIFICATE UNKNOWN, AGE
        TIME - 1530                    N88909              PX-  0  0  4  UNKNOWN/NOT REPORTED      UNK/NR, UNK/NR TOTAL
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            HOURS, UNK/NR IN TYPE,
                                                                                                   UNK/NR INSTRUMENT RATED.
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           HARD LANDING                                             LANDING: LEVEL OFF/TOUCHDOWN
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N88909](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N88909-1980-11-05), registration cancelled 1980-11-05, S/N 10466 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: DOUGLAS C-54
- Registry model: [Douglas C54B-DC](https://openairdocs.org/model/douglas-c54b-dc) (registry code 3021516) (OpenAirDocs)
- Category: Airplane
- Engines: reciprocating
- Damage: Substantial damage

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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