Douglas DC-3C N83FA
22 September 1976 · Gastonia, North Carolina, United States · No injuries
Summary
On 22 September 1976 at about 12:10 local time, a Douglas DC-3C registered N83FA, operated by Falcon Airways, was involved in an incident during the landing phase of flight near Gastonia, North Carolina, United States. 2 people were on board and nobody was injured. The aircraft was slightly damaged. No probable cause statement is available for this record.
The record
- Date
- at 12:10
- Classification
- Incident
- Location
- Gastonia, North Carolina, United States
- Nearest airport
- Gastonia Muni
- Coordinates
- Not recorded
- Aircraft
- Douglas DC-3C
- Registration
- N83FA
- Category
- Fixed-Wing
- Engines
- 2
- Operator
- Falcon Airways
- Operating rule
- Air Taxi Operator
- Purpose of flight
- Air Taxi-Cargo Operations
- Phase of flight
- Landing
- Route
- Charlotte, Nc → Nashville, Tn
- Aircraft damage
- Minor
- Weather
- VMC
- Light
- Daylight
- NTSB number
- 5-0018
People
Nobody was injured.
| On board | Died | Serious | Minor | Uninjured |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
Probable cause
The NTSB has not published a probable cause for this record. No probable cause statement is present in the source data.
Nothing about the cause is stated here that is not in the source record.
Read the full NTSB narrative
AIR WAS FOUND IN RIGHT OUTBOARD BRAKE.
Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.
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|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 Feb 1975 | Douglas DC-3C | Houston, Texas, United States | Horizon Proper | Fatal | 5 |
| 15 Dec 1975 | Douglas DC-3C | Louisville, Kentucky, United States | Dot-Faa | No injuries | - |
| 18 Dec 1975 | Douglas DC-3C | Baltimore, Maryland, United States | Basler FLT SER | No injuries | - |
| 23 Aug 1975 | Douglas DC-3C | Middletown, California, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 11 Sep 1975 | Douglas DC-3C | Wakeman, Ohio, United States | Englert Invest | Fatal | 2 |
| 27 Mar 1975 | Douglas DC-3C | Dubois, Pennsylvania, United States | Federal Aviati | Serious injuries | - |
Other accidents in this area
| Date | Aircraft | Location | Operator | Outcome | Died |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 10 Feb 1976 | Cessna 150 | Coyanosa, Texas, United States | - | Minor injuries | - |
| 29 Jan 1976 | Beechcraft E18S | Manahawkin, New Jersey, United States | Thramway Inc | Minor injuries | - |
| 14 Mar 1976 | Schweizer SGS233 | Elmira, New York, United States | Ithaca Flyingc | Minor injuries | - |
| 25 Apr 1976 | Piper PA-22 | Burns, Oregon, United States | Klamath Aircra | No injuries | - |
| 18 Mar 1976 | Douglas DC-3A | Dallas, Texas, United States | Tricon Airline | No injuries | - |
| 5 Jun 1976 | Bellanca 8KCAB | Boulder, Colorado, United States | - | Serious injuries | - |