# Accident 19801128073339A: Doug DC7B, Pecos, TX, November 28, 1980

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: November 28, 1980, 21:35 local time
- Place: Pecos, TX
- Airport: Municipal
- Damage: Destroyed
- Phase of flight: To Init Climb(1st Pwr Reduct)
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 31.4229° N, 103.4932° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Pecos, TX, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=31.4229&lon=-103.4932&mi=10
- Aircraft: N816D, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N816D-1982-11-16) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Douglas DC-7B (registry code 3021804, https://openairdocs.org/model/douglas-dc-7b) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: DOUG DC7B
- Reported engine: WRIGHT R3350*
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 12,500 total, 0 in this make and model, 0 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB FTW81FA013](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW81FA013) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19801128073339A

## Narrative

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

ONE ENGINE QUIT ON TAKEOFF. LOST CONTROL IN STEEP LEFT TURN. LEFT WING HIT GROUND. CAUSE OF ENGINE OUT UNKNOWN.

## 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 FTW81FA013](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW81FA013), Nov 28, 1980: Douglas DC-7B (N816D), Pecos, TX, destroyed, 2 fatal

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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