# Accident 19850504018759A: Doug DC3, Perris, CA, May 4, 1985

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: May 4, 1985, 19:20 local time
- Place: Perris, CA
- Airport: Valley
- Damage: Destroyed
- Phase of flight: Takeoff Ground Roll
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 33.7646° N, 117.2190° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at , within about a mile (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=33.7646&lon=-117.2190&mi=10
- Aircraft: N157U, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N157U-2003-03-06) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Douglas DC3 (registry code 3021401, https://openairdocs.org/model/douglas-dc3) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Wright C9GC&D series (registry code 67027, https://openairdocs.org/engine/wright-c9gc-d-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: DOUG DC3
- Reported engine: WRIGHT R1820G2
- People aboard: 31
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 2,200 total, 800 in this make and model, 75 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB LAX85FA240](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX85FA240) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19850504018759A

## Narrative

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

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

## 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 LAX85FA240](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX85FA240), May 5, 1985: Douglas DC3 (N157U), Perris, CA, destroyed

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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