# Accident 19820730051929A: Doug DC3C, El Paso, TX, July 30, 1982

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: July 30, 1982, 06:47 local time
- Place: El Paso, TX
- Airport: International
- Damage: Destroyed
- Phase of flight: Go Round (Aborted VFR)
- Operating rules: Air taxi and commuter (Part 135)
- Operator: AAIA
- Location: 31.8000° N, 106.3607° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=31.8000&lon=-106.3607&mi=10
- Aircraft: N102BL, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N102BL-1983-11-11) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Douglas DC3C (registry code 3021457, https://openairdocs.org/model/douglas-dc3c) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: DOUG DC3C
- Reported engine: PWA R183090C
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 22,188 total, 1,108 in this make and model, 200 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB FTW82DA302](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW82DA302) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19820730051929A

## Narrative

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

THE AIRCRAFT CRASHED WHILE MANEUVERING TO LAND WITH ONE ENGINE OUT AND AN UNSAFE LANDING GEAR INDICATION.

## 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 FTW82DA302](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW82DA302), Jul 30, 1982: Douglas DC-3C (N102BL), El Paso, 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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