# Accident 19810401016359A: Doug DC3, Laredo, TX, April 1, 1981

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: April 1, 1981, 20:30 local time
- Place: Laredo, TX
- Airport: International
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Fcd/Prec Ldg From Cruise
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Operator: ATVM
- Location: 27.5064° N, 99.5075° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Laredo, TX, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=27.5064&lon=-99.5075&mi=10
- Aircraft: N3433P (not matched to a registry record)
- Reported make and model: DOUG DC3
- Reported engine: PWA R183092
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 16,006 total, 1,313 in this make and model, 170 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB FTW81DA063](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW81DA063) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19810401016359A

## Narrative

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

ENGINE OUT.  EXTENDED APPROACH DUE TO OTHER AIRCRAFT ON FINAL FOR SAME RUNWAY. LANDED SHORT. COMMUNICATION PROBLEM

## 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 FTW81DA063](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW81DA063), Apr 1, 1981: Douglas DC-3 (N3433P), Laredo, TX, substantial damage

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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