# Accident 19860323011119A: Doug C47, Steins, NM, March 23, 1986

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: March 23, 1986, 13:10 local time
- Place: Steins, NM
- Airport: Shady Grove
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Fcd/Prec Ldg From Cruise
- Operating rules: Air taxi and commuter (Part 135)
- Operator: AAIA
- Location: 32.3407° N, 108.6991° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=32.3407&lon=-108.6991&mi=10
- Aircraft: N37AP, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N37AP-2014-10-02) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Douglas C-47 (registry code 3021461, https://openairdocs.org/model/douglas-c-47) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Pratt & Whitney R-1830 series (registry code 52020, https://openairdocs.org/engine/pratt-whitney-r-1830-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: DOUG C47
- Reported engine: PWA R183090D
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 7,370 total, 1,300 in this make and model, 200 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB DEN86LA102](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/DEN86LA102) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19860323011119A

## Narrative

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

LOST LEFT ENGINE DUE TO A CRACKED CYLINDER. REPORTED RIGHT ENGINE LOST POWER REASON UNVERIFIED. OVERRAN DIRT STRIP.

## 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 DEN86LA102](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/DEN86LA102), Mar 23, 1986: Douglas C-47 (N37AP), Steins, NM, substantial damage

## Other reports on N37AP (2)

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

- [Accident 19961031045579A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19961031045579A), Oct 31, 1996: Doug C47 (N37AP), San Juan, Puerto Rico, Substantial damage. On climbout right engine backfiring, elected divert sju. Unable feather. Crash landed. Feather inop. Cyl had cracke
- [Incident 19930523026919I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19930523026919I), May 23, 1993: Doug C47 (N37AP), Christiansted, U.S. Virgin Islands. Hydraulic system failure after takeoff. Returned. No brakes. Pilot veered aircraft onto grass area to stop.

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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