26.2034° N, 98.2300° WPlaced by OpenAirDocs: center of McAllen, TX, within about 6 miles.Open in the map
Date
May 21, 1985 · 09:45 local
Place
Mcallen, TX
Airport
Miller International
Phase of flight
Level Off Touchdown
Operating rules
Part 125 operator
Damage
Minor damage
Aircraft
N88FA
Reported as
Doug DC3
Reported engine
Pratt & Whitney R183092
Fatal injuries
0
Pilot’s flight hours
9,500 total5,700 in this make and model200 in the last 90 days
From the FAA’s Accident/Incident Data System (AIDS), through its Aviation Safety Information Portal, as reported. The NTSB investigates accidents separately, and its record of an accident is the fuller one. The aircraft is matched to the registry 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.
What happened
The FAA’s narrative, in sentence case. The FAA writes it in capitals and removes private details.
Returned due to rough engine which froze on final. Wingtip and aileron damaged during full stall landing.
As the FAA filed it
RETURNED DUE TO ROUGH ENGINE WHICH FROZE ON FINAL. WINGTIP AND AILERON DAMAGED DURING FULL STALL LANDING.