- Date
- July 28, 1987, 21:02 local (Jul 29, 1987, 02:02 UTC)
- Place
- Laredo, TX
- Injuries
- 2 uninjured
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Phase of flight
- Initial climb
- Aircraft
- N39DTDouglas DC-3A
- Weather
- Visual (VMC) · Dusk
- Status
- Completed · report November 8, 1988
- Report
- Approved by Office Director
- FAA report
- 19870728040229A
- Case key
- 22405
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Sequence of events
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Analysis
The left engine failed during initial climb immediately after liftoff. Airspeed could not be maintained with one engine out due to the fact that the aircraft was climbing slowly just above the surface and was loaded to 3,809 pounds above its maximum allowable takeoff gross weight. An emergency landing was attempted but directional control was lost and the aircraft stall/mushed and collided with the terrain alongside the runway. The left eng was examined after the acc and no malfunctions found.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N39DT
- Reported as
- Douglas DC-3A
- Category
- Airplane
- Serial number
- 4870
- Engine
- P&W R-1830, 900 horsepower, reciprocating
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Flight
- Part 125
- Operator
- Ferreteria E.Implementos
- Registered owner
- La Mesa Leasing Inc
- Destination
- CCC · Cuidad Carargo
- Flight plan
- VFR
- Airport
- LRD · Laredo Int'L, runway 14, 5,926 × 150 ft, asphalt
Matched to the registry by N-number and the event date; the registry’s history has gaps, so older matches can be wrong. Compare the reported make and model.
Flight crew
As NTSB recorded them. NTSB leaves out names.
- Role
- Pilot
- Age
- 36
- Certificate
- Airline transport
- Airplane ratings
- Single-engine land, Multi-engine land
- Instrument ratings
- Airplane
- Medical
- Class 2, Valid Medical--no waivers/lim.
- Seat
- Left
- Flight hours
- 8,500 total · 6,000 in this make and model · 25 in the last 90 days
Weather
- Conditions
- Visual (VMC) · Dusk
- Wind
- 120° at 10 knots
- Visibility
- 10 statute miles
- Lowest ceiling
- None
- Temperature
- 79 °F, dew point 70 °F
- Altimeter
- 29.00 inHg
FAA reports on this event · 1
The FAA’s own accident and incident reports, matched to the aircraft by N-number and date.