- Date
- April 1, 1981
- Place
- Laredo, TX · LAREDO, TX
- Injuries
- 2 uninjured
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Phase of flight
- Enroute
- Aircraft
- N3433PDouglas DC-3
- Status
- Completed · report May 13, 1981
- Report
- Brief approved by the director
- FAA report
- 19810401016359A
- Case key
- 126506
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NTSB brief
NTSB’s brief of the accident, as it was printed: the coded facts, with the probable cause and factors.
---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- FILE DATE LOCATION AIRCRAFT DATA INJURIES FLIGHT PILOT DATA F S M/N PURPOSE ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 3-0874 81/4/1 LAREDO,TX DOUGLAS DC-3 CR- 0 0 2 COMMERCIAL AIRLINE TRANSPORT, AGE TIME - 2030 N3433P PX- 0 0 0 CTR CARGO-I 51, 16006 TOTAL HOURS, DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL OT- 0 0 0 13114 IN TYPE, INSTRUMENT RATED. NAME OF AIRPORT - LAREDO INTL DEPARTURE POINT INTENDED DESTINATION LAREDO,TX TORREON,MEXICO TYPE OF ACCIDENT PHASE OF OPERATION ENGINE FAILURE OR MALFUNCTION IN FLIGHT: CLIMB TO CRUISE COLLISION WITH GROUND/WATER: CONTROLLED LANDING: FINAL APPROACH PROBABLE CAUSE(S) POWERPLANT - ENGINE STRUCTURE: CYLINDER ASSEMBLY MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - DISCONNECTED MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - MATERIAL FAILURE PILOT IN COMMAND - MISJUDGED DISTANCE,SPEED,AND ALTITUDE FACTOR(S) PILOT IN COMMAND - FAILED TO FOLLOW APPROVED PROCEDURES,DIRECTIVES,ETC. MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - CONGESTED TRAFFIC-PATTERN PERSONNEL - MISCELLANEOUS-PERSONNEL: PILOT OF OTHER AIRCRAFT PARTIAL POWER LOSS - PARTIAL LOSS OF POWER - 1 ENGINE EMERGENCY CIRCUMSTANCES - FORCED LANDING OFF AIRPORT ON LAND SUSPECTED MECHANICAL DISCREPANCY PROP/ENGINE VIBRATION REMARKS- #1 CYL,ENG S/N 19998,SEPARATED.PIC DID NOT TRANS ON GUARD.PLT OF METRO 719 SAW ACFT,FAILED TO YLD.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N3433P
- Reported as
- Douglas DC-3
- Category
- Airplane
- Engine
- reciprocating
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Airport
- Laredo Intl
FAA reports on this event · 1
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