Douglas C-47B N709Z
23 April 1980 · Dania, Florida, United States · Serious injuries
Summary
On 23 April 1980 at about 16:54 local time, a Douglas C-47B registered N709Z, operated by Florida Preffe, was involved in an accident during the landing phase of flight near Dania, Florida, United States. 8 people were on board and one was seriously injured, 7 had minor injuries. The aircraft was destroyed. No probable cause statement is available for this record.
The record
- Date
- at 16:54
- Classification
- Accident
- Location
- Dania, Florida, United States
- Nearest airport
- Ft Lauderdale Int
- Coordinates
- Not recorded
- Aircraft
- Douglas C-47B
- Registration
- N709Z
- Category
- Fixed-Wing
- Engines
- 2
- Operator
- Florida Preffe
- Operating rule
- Corporate/Executive
- Purpose of flight
- Corporate/Executive
- Phase of flight
- Landing
- Route
- Bimini, Bahamas → S
- Aircraft damage
- Destroyed
- Weather
- VMC
- Light
- Daylight
- NTSB number
- 3-0980
People
1 person was seriously injured.
| On board | Died | Serious | Minor | Uninjured |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 8 | 0 | 1 | 7 | 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.
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| Date | Aircraft | Location | Operator | Outcome | Died |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 15 Feb 1980 | Grum-Amer AA-5 | Miami, Florida, United States | - | Fatal | 1 |
| 20 Mar 1980 | Piper PA-30 | Charlotte, North Carolina, United States | Caro-Wings FLI | Fatal | 1 |
| 27 May 1980 | Cessna 150 | Clinton, Maryland, United States | Andrews Aero C | No injuries | - |
| 19 May 1980 | Cessna 150 | Everett, Pennsylvania, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 18 May 1980 | Grumman AA-1 | Sylvania, Ohio, United States | - | Fatal | 2 |
| 10 Apr 1980 | Cessna 150 | Colusa, California, United States | Sky View Aviat | No injuries | - |