# Incident 19810131024899I: Doug DC3A, Grand Canyon, AZ, January 31, 1981

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: January 31, 1981, 15:08 local time
- Place: Grand Canyon, AZ
- Airport: Grand Canyon
- Phase of flight: Takeoff Ground Roll
- Operating rules: Air taxi and commuter (Part 135)
- Operator: ATRA
- Location: 36.0544° N, 112.1393° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Grand Canyon, AZ, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=36.0544&lon=-112.1393&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: 31
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 22,000 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/19810131024899I

## Narrative

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

AIRCRAFT DEPARTED RIGHT SIDE OF RUNWAY AT 1700 FT POINT OF TAKEOFF, CAME BACK ON AT 2400 FT AND CONTINUED TAKEOFF.

## Other reports on N139D (1)

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

- [Incident 19800403047449I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19800403047449I), Apr 3, 1980: Doug DC3A (N139D), Las Vegas, NV. Lost hydraulic pressure due to ruptured brake expander tube.

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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