# Accident 19910719028959A: Doug DC3C, Albuquerque, NM, July 19, 1991

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: July 19, 1991, 19:20 local time
- Place: Albuquerque, NM
- Airport: Albuquerque International Airport
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Takeoff Ground Roll
- Operating rules: Air taxi and commuter (Part 135)
- Operator: GNXA
- Location: 35.0416° N, 106.5560° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at Albuquerque Airport (1928), closed, within about a mile (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=35.0416&lon=-106.5560&mi=10
- Aircraft: N96H, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N96H-2017-10-06) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Douglas DC3C-S1C3G (registry code 3021458, https://openairdocs.org/model/douglas-dc3c-s1c3g) (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 DC3C
- Reported engine: PWA R183092
- People aboard: 2
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 4,277 total, 721 in this make and model, 159 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB DEN91LA102](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/DEN91LA102) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19910719028959A

## Narrative

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

RIGHT MAIN TIRE EXPLODED ON TAKEOFF ROLL. LOST CONTROL AND GROUND LOOPED.

## 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 DEN91LA102](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/DEN91LA102), Jul 20, 1991: Douglas DC-3C (N96H), Albuquerque, NM, substantial damage. Probable cause: THE FAILURE OF THE RIGHT MAIN LANDING GEAR TIRE.

## Other reports on N96H (1)

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

- [Incident 19810421030269I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19810421030269I), Apr 21, 1981: Doug DC3CS1C3G (N96H), Kahului, HI, Minor damage. On approach the passenger door opened then came off.

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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