19811223085689A

Accident · Destroyed

FAA accident report · Doug R4D8 · Loma Bonita, Mexico · December 23, 1981

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Date: December 23, 1981 · 23:15 local
Place: Loma Bonita, Mexico
Phase of flight: Unknown/Not Reported
Operating rules: Part 125 operator
Operator: ATVM
Damage: Destroyed
Aircraft: N117RR
Reported as: Doug R4D8
Reported engine: WRIGHT R1820*
Fatal injuries: 0
Pilot’s flight hours: 19,500 total6,000 in this make and model0 in the last 90 days

N117RRRegistration cancelled Jun 25, 1982 · Douglas C-117DS/N 012422 · Built 1951 Airframe modelDouglas C-117D Engine modelWright R-1820 seriesReciprocating

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What happened

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Airplane crashed in vera cruz, Mexico. Was on a routine contract cargo flight. Details unknown. Not on certificate.

As the FAA filed it

AIRPLANE CRASHED IN VERA CRUZ, MEXICO. WAS ON A ROUTINE CONTRACT CARGO FLIGHT. DETAILS UNKNOWN. NOT ON CERTIFICATE.