# Incident 19790830033359I: Doug DC3A, Las Vegas, NV, August 30, 1979

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: August 30, 1979, 13:20 local time
- Place: Las Vegas, NV
- Airport: Mccarran International
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Normal Cruise
- Operating rules: Air taxi and commuter (Part 135)
- Operator: NEV
- Location: 36.1750° N, 115.1372° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Las Vegas, NV, within about 7 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=36.1750&lon=-115.1372&mi=10
- Aircraft: N101SF, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N101SF-2013-07-29) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Douglas DC3A (registry code 3021433, https://openairdocs.org/model/douglas-dc3a) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Pratt & Whitney R-1830 series (registry code 52020, https://openairdocs.org/engine/pratt-whitney-r-1830-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: DOUG DC3A
- Reported engine: PWA R183094
- People aboard: 29
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 5,800 total, 1,500 in this make and model, 0 in the last 90 days
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19790830033359I

## Narrative

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

LANDED AFTER ENGINE ROUGHNESS. FOUND SHEARED BOLTS ON NOSE CASE.

## Other reports on N101SF (1)

Matched to the same aircraft by N-number and date.

- [Incident 19790630018079I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19790630018079I), Jun 30, 1979: Doug DC3A (N101SF), Santa Ana, CA, Minor damage. Flight returned after power loss and engine fire. Found improper engine installation.

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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