Douglas DC-3 N51D
8 June 1978 · Nashville, Tennessee, United States · No injuries
Summary
On 8 June 1978 at about 05:28 local time, a Douglas DC-3 registered N51D, operated by Southern Flyer, was involved in an accident during the landing phase of flight near Nashville, Tennessee, United States. 2 people were on board and nobody was injured. The aircraft was substantially damaged. No probable cause statement is available for this record.
The record
- Date
- at 05:28
- Classification
- Accident
- Location
- Nashville, Tennessee, United States
- Nearest airport
- Nashville Metro
- Coordinates
- Not recorded
- Aircraft
- Douglas DC-3
- Registration
- N51D
- Category
- Fixed-Wing
- Engines
- 2
- Operator
- Southern Flyer
- Operating rule
- Air Taxi Operator
- Purpose of flight
- Air Taxi-Cargo Operations
- Phase of flight
- Landing
- Route
- Memphis, Tn → S
- Aircraft damage
- Substantial
- Weather
- VMC
- Light
- Dawn
- NTSB number
- 3-1313
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
PIC ASSUMED CONTROL AFTER RWY DEPARTURE.
Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.
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|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2 Dec 1978 | Douglas DC-3 | Des Moines, Iowa, United States | SMB Stage Line | Serious injuries | - |
| 11 Dec 1978 | Douglas DC-3 | Port Mayaca, Florida, United States | - | Fatal | 2 |
| 21 Sep 1978 | Douglas DC-3 | Missing Aircraft, Unknown/Not Reported | Argosy Airline | Fatal | 4 |
| 1 Oct 1978 | Douglas DC-3 | Ft Walton Bch, Florida, United States | - | Fatal | 1 |
| 30 Oct 1978 | Douglas DC-3 | Opa Locka, Florida, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 9 Jul 1978 | Douglas DC-3 | Richmond, Indiana, United States | Henderson & JA | Serious injuries | - |
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| Date | Aircraft | Location | Operator | Outcome | Died |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 14 Apr 1978 | Cessna 150L | Hallandale, Mississippi, United States | Boardman Aviat | Serious injuries | - |
| 3 Jun 1978 | Cessna 310Q | Destin, Florida, United States | Araguel Sander | No injuries | - |
| 29 Apr 1978 | Beechcraft S-35 | Audubon, Iowa, United States | - | Fatal | 5 |
| 29 May 1978 | Piper PA-23 | Longdale, Oklahoma, United States | - | Fatal | 1 |
| 11 Aug 1978 | Bell 47G4A | New Rochelle, New York, United States | Island Helicop | No injuries | - |
| 23 Apr 1978 | Piper PA-31 | Arlington, Indiana, United States | - | Fatal | 9 |