# Accident 19811223085689A: Doug R4D8, Loma Bonita, Mexico, December 23, 1981

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: December 23, 1981, 23:15 local time
- Place: Loma Bonita, Mexico
- Damage: Destroyed
- Phase of flight: Unknown/Not Reported
- Operating rules: Part 125 operator
- Operator: ATVM
- Aircraft: N117RR, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N117RR-1982-06-25) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Douglas C-117D (registry code 3021481, https://openairdocs.org/model/douglas-c-117d) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Wright R-1820 series (registry code 67020, https://openairdocs.org/engine/wright-r-1820-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: DOUG R4D8
- Reported engine: WRIGHT R1820*
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 19,500 total, 6,000 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/19811223085689A

## Narrative

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

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

## NTSB investigation

None matched to this report by aircraft and date. Search the NTSB's own records: https://data.ntsb.gov/carol-main-public/basic-search

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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