Douglas C-47 Skytrain (DC-3) crash, Aug 1, 1980, New Smyr...
Douglas C-47 Skytrain (DC-3) accident on August 1, 1980 near New Smyrna Beach, Florida, USA, United States with no fatalities.
- Date: August 1, 1980
- Aircraft: Douglas C-47 Skytrain (DC-3)
- Location: New Smyrna Beach, Florida, USA, United States
- Fatalities: 0
On 1 August 1980 Douglas R4D-5 (C-47) N45864, flown by an unqualified pilot on a ferry flight from New Smyrna Beach, Florida, to Oranjestad, Aruba, ground looped during the takeoff run after the pilot lost directional control. The aircraft veered off the runway, struck trees and caught fire. The pilot had been drinking and lacked a type certificate for the aircraft.