# Accident 19760104000709A: Doug DC3A, Corpus Christi, TX, January 4, 1976

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: January 4, 1976
- Place: Corpus Christi, TX
- Airport: Corpus Christi
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Fcd/Prec Ldg From Cruise
- Location: 27.7722° N, 97.5024° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at CORPUS CHRISTI INTL (CRP), within about a mile (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=27.7722&lon=-97.5024&mi=10
- Aircraft: N80BA, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N80BA-1976-05-27) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Douglas DC3A (registry code 3021433, https://openairdocs.org/model/douglas-dc3a) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: DOUG DC3A
- People aboard: 8
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 18,000 total, 4,000 in this make and model, 40 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB FTW76AF056](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW76AF056) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19760104000709A

## Narrative

As the FAA filed it, in capitals; the FAA replaces private details with ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^.

LOST OIL L ENG.PUSH ROD TUBE FAILED DUE UNAUTH REPAIR.GR EXTENSION OUT OF SEQUENCE,DIDNT LOCK DWN.

## The NTSB's investigation of this event (1)

From the NTSB's public API. Aircraft are matched to registry aircraft by N-number and event date, checked against the reported serial number, make and model; the registry's history has gaps, so older matches can be wrong. Compare the reported make and model.

- [NTSB FTW76AF056](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW76AF056), Jan 4, 1976: Douglas DC-3A (N80BA), Corpus Christi, TX, substantial damage

From the FAA Accident/Incident Data System. Reports are matched to registry aircraft by N-number and event date, checked against the reported make and model; the registry's history has gaps, so older matches can be wrong. Compare the reported make and model. For accidents, the NTSB's own investigation is the fuller record.

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