# Accident 19860405011079A: Doug DC3, El Paso, TX, April 5, 1986

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: April 5, 1986, 17:30 local time
- Place: El Paso, TX
- Airport: El Paso International
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Climb
- Operating rules: Air taxi and commuter (Part 135)
- Operator: AAIA
- Location: 31.8004° N, 106.3603° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=31.8004&lon=-106.3603&mi=10
- Aircraft: N25CE, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N25CE-1991-10-25) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Douglas DC3 (registry code 3021401, https://openairdocs.org/model/douglas-dc3) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: DOUG DC3
- Reported engine: PWA R183094
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 3,160 total, 60 in this make and model, 120 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB FTW86FA060](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW86FA060) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19860405011079A

## Narrative

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

RUNAWAY PROPELLER ON LEFT ENGINE WITH HEAVY OIL LOSS. UNABLE TO FEATHER OR MAINTAIN ALTITUDE. LANDED OFF AIRPORT.

## 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 FTW86FA060](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW86FA060), Apr 6, 1986: Douglas DC-3C (N25CE), El Paso, TX, substantial damage

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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