19850504018759A

Accident · Destroyed

FAA accident report · Doug DC3 · Perris, CA · May 4, 1985

Date
May 4, 1985 · 19:20 local
Place
Perris, CA
Airport
Valley
Phase of flight
Takeoff Ground Roll
Operating rules
General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage
Destroyed
Aircraft
N157U
NTSB investigation
NTSBLAX85FA240
Reported as
Doug DC3
Reported engine
WRIGHT R1820G2
People aboard
31
Fatal injuries
0
Pilot’s flight hours
2,200 total800 in this make and model75 in the last 90 days

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What happened

The FAA’s narrative, in sentence case. The FAA writes it in capitals and removes private details.

The aircraft aborted due to left engine fire. A propeller blade failed from a fatigue fracture caused by corrosion

As the FAA filed it

THE AIRCRAFT ABORTED DUE TO LEFT ENGINE FIRE. A PROPELLER BLADE FAILED FROM A FATIGUE FRACTURE CAUSED BY CORROSION

NTSB investigation

The NTSB’s investigation of this event, with its probable cause and findings. Matched to this report by N-number and date.