# Accident 19840229007769A: Doug DC3, Leon, Mexico, February 29, 1984

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: February 29, 1984, 15:30 local time
- Place: Leon, Mexico
- Airport: Private
- Damage: Destroyed
- Phase of flight: Roll-Out (Fixed Wing)
- Operating rules: Part 125 operator
- Operator: ATVM
- 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: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 24,987 total, 2,000 in this make and model, 134 in the last 90 days
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19840229007769A

## Narrative

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

LEFT WHEEL STRUCK A LARGE ROCK ON LANDING. BLEW OUT THE TIRE. SWERVED INTO A CACTUS TREE AND GROUND LOOPED.

## 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

## Other reports on N62374 (1)

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

- [Incident 19831129073299I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19831129073299I), Nov 29, 1983: Doug DC3 (N62374), Laredo, TX, 1 fatal. Co pilot opened cargo door to put steps out. Wind blew door shut on custom agents head as she approached doorway.

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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