- Date
- March 23, 1986, 13:10 local (20:10 UTC)
- Place
- Steins, NM
- Injuries
- 4 uninjured
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Phase of flight
- Enroute
- Aircraft
- N37APDouglas C-47
- Weather
- Visual (VMC) · Day
- Status
- Completed
- Report
- Approved by Office Director
- FAA report
- 19860323011119A
- Case key
- 16938
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Sequence of events
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Analysis
While en route, the left eng of the C-47 lost partial pwr as a result of a cracked cylinder. The crew stated the left eng was shut down and additional pwr was applied to the right eng to compensate for the increasing rate of descent. The crew stated a short time later, the right eng started running rough and forced landing was made. During the investigation, internal malfunction could be determined in the right eng.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N37AP
- Reported as
- Douglas C-47
- Category
- Airplane
- Serial number
- 4430
- Airframe hours
- 13,201
- Engine
- P&W R-1830-90D, 1,200 horsepower, reciprocating
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Flight
- Part 135
- Operator
- Atorie Air Inc.
- Airworthiness certificate
- Standard, Normal
- Last inspection
- 100 hour · February 18, 1986 · 15 hours before
- Departed
- PHZ · Phoenix, AZ
- Destination
- ELP · El Paso, TX
- Flight plan
- VFR
- Airport
- Shady Grove, runway 8, 3,000 × ft, grass/turf
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Flight crew
As NTSB recorded them. NTSB leaves out names.
- Role
- Pilot
- Age
- 40
- Certificates
- Airline transport, Commercial
- Airplane ratings
- Single-engine sea, Multi-engine land, Single-engine land
- Instrument ratings
- Airplane
- Medical
- Class 1, Valid Medical--no waivers/lim.
- Seat
- Left
- Flight hours
- 7,370 total · 1,300 in this make and model · 6,998 as pilot in command · 200 in the last 90 days · 4 in the last 24 hours
Weather
- Conditions
- Visual (VMC) · Day
- Wind
- 120° at 5 knots
- Visibility
- 50 statute miles
- Lowest ceiling
- None
- Temperature
- 84 °F
FAA reports on this event · 1
The FAA’s own accident and incident reports, matched to the aircraft by N-number and date.
Other investigations on N37AP · 1
Matched to the same aircraft by N-number and date.