Douglas C-54D N8060C
19 November 1979 · McCormick, South Carolina, United States · Fatal
Summary
On 19 November 1979 at about 06:10 local time, a Douglas C-54D registered N8060C, operated by Tiburon Aircra, was involved in an accident during the landing phase of flight near McCormick, South Carolina, United States. 2 people were on board and 2 died. The aircraft was destroyed. No probable cause statement is available for this record.
The record
- Date
- at 06:10
- Classification
- Accident
- Location
- McCormick, South Carolina, United States
- Nearest airport
- Private
- Coordinates
- Not recorded
- Aircraft
- Douglas C-54D
- Registration
- N8060C
- Category
- Fixed-Wing
- Engines
- 4
- Operator
- Tiburon Aircra
- Operating rule
- Other
- Purpose of flight
- Other
- Phase of flight
- Landing
- Route
- Z → Z
- Aircraft damage
- Destroyed
- Weather
- IMC
- Light
- Dawn
- NTSB number
- 3-3228
People
2 people died.
| On board | Died | Serious | Minor | Uninjured |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
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
COLLIDED W TREES ON RISING TRRN NR SOD STRIP AT DAYBREAK.15000LBS MARIJUANA ABD.
Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.
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|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 15 May 1979 | Douglas C-54D | Mesa, Arizona, United States | Globe Air, Inc | Serious injuries | - |
| 14 Apr 1970 | Douglas C-54D | Miami, Florida, United States | Other-Foreign Flag Carrier | Fatal | 2 |
| 23 Jun 1969 | Douglas C-54D | Miami, Florida, United States | Other-Foreign Flag Carrier | Fatal | 4 |
| 13 Feb 1968 | Douglas C-54D | Reykjavik, Iceland | FAA Flight INS | No injuries | - |
Other accidents in this area
| Date | Aircraft | Location | Operator | Outcome | Died |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 24 Feb 1979 | Cessna 180 | Waunakee, Wisconsin, United States | Anderson Enter | No injuries | - |
| 18 Mar 1979 | Beechcraft P35 | Mormon Mesa, Nevada, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 2 Apr 1979 | Bell 47G2M | Guadalupe, California, United States | R & S Dusters | No injuries | - |
| 18 Apr 1979 | Beechcraft F33A | Goodyear, Arizona, United States | Air Trng Centr | No injuries | - |
| 28 Jul 1979 | Piper PA-28 | Melbourne, Florida, United States | FIT Aviation | No injuries | - |
| 3 Aug 1979 | Piper PA-20 | Red Star, Arkansas, United States | - | No injuries | - |