# Incident 19800403047449I: Doug DC3A, Las Vegas, NV, April 3, 1980

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: April 3, 1980, 13:27 local time
- Place: Las Vegas, NV
- Airport: Mc Carran International
- Phase of flight: Normal Cruise
- Operating rules: Air taxi and commuter (Part 135)
- Operator: NEVA
- 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: N139D, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N139D) (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
- People aboard: 29
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 6,500 total, 2,000 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/19800403047449I

## Narrative

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

LOST HYDRAULIC PRESSURE DUE TO RUPTURED BRAKE EXPANDER TUBE.

## Other reports on N139D (1)

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

- [Incident 19810131024899I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19810131024899I), Jan 31, 1981: Doug DC3A (N139D), Grand Canyon, AZ. Aircraft departed right side of runway at 1700 ft point of takeoff, came back on at 2400 ft and continued takeoff.

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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