# Incident 19791221048909I: Doug DC3, El Paso, TX, December 21, 1979

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: December 21, 1979, 15:30 local time
- Place: El Paso, TX
- Airport: International
- Phase of flight: Ground Taxi, Other Airplane
- Operating rules: Air taxi and commuter (Part 135)
- Operator: BOA
- Location: 31.7587° N, 106.4869° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of El Paso, TX, within about 9 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=31.7587&lon=-106.4869&mi=10
- Aircraft: N42V, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N42V-2014-10-06) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Douglas DC3 (registry code 3021401, https://openairdocs.org/model/douglas-dc3) (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 DC3
- People aboard: 2
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 3,900 total, 200 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/19791221048909I

## Narrative

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

BRAKES MALFUNCTIONED DURING TAXI.

## Other reports on N42V (2)

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

- [Incident 19810520034789I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19810520034789I), May 20, 1981: Doug DC3 (N42V), Mckinney, TX, Minor damage. Aircraft struck two other aircraft while taxiing on narrow taxiway. Other planes were elevated and struck by wing.
- [Incident 19810227013849I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19810227013849I), Feb 27, 1981: Doug DC3 (N42V), Lubbock, TX, Minor damage. Zd aircraft veered right in touchdown. Realigned with engine power. Power off,aircraft veered again. Ran off runway

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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