# Incident 19831129073299I: Doug DC3, Laredo, TX, November 29, 1983

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: November 29, 1983, 20:30 local time
- Place: Laredo, TX
- Airport: International
- Phase of flight: Other Ground Ops
- Operating rules: Part 125 operator
- 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: N62374, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N62374-1984-04-18) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Douglas DC3C-SC3G (registry code 3021456, https://openairdocs.org/model/douglas-dc3c-sc3g) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: DOUG DC3
- Reported engine: PWA R183092
- Fatal injuries: 1
- Pilot flight hours: 21,000 total, 2,500 in this make and model, 100 in the last 90 days
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19831129073299I

## Narrative

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

CO PILOT OPENED CARGO DOOR TO PUT STEPS OUT. WIND BLEW DOOR SHUT ON CUSTOM AGENTS HEAD AS SHE APPROACHED DOORWAY.

## Other reports on N62374 (1)

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

- [Accident 19840229007769A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19840229007769A), Feb 29, 1984: Doug DC3 (N62374), Leon, Mexico, Destroyed. Left wheel struck a large rock on landing. Blew out the tire. Swerved into a cactus tree and ground looped.

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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