Douglas DC-3-3C N44896

Summary

On 1 November 1983 at about 02:30 local time, a Douglas DC-3-3C registered N44896 was involved in an accident near Laredo, Texas, United States. 2 people were on board and nobody was injured. The aircraft was destroyed. No probable cause statement is available for this record.

Date

1 November 1983 at 02:30

Classification

Accident

Location

Laredo, Texas, United States

Nearest airport

Laredo Internationl (LRD)

Coordinates

27.5101, -99.4995

Aircraft

Douglas DC-3-3C

Registration

N44896

Category

Airplane

Engines

2

Operator

Not recorded

Operating rule

Part 91: General Aviation

Purpose of flight

Ferry

Phase of flight

Not recorded

Route

Unknown → McAllen

Aircraft damage

Destroyed

Weather

VMC

Light

Night/Dark

NTSB number

FTW84FA038

Nobody was injured.

The NTSB has not published a probable cause for this record. No probable cause statement is present in the source data.

Nothing about the cause is stated here that is not in the source record.

Read the full NTSB narrative

THE ORIGINAL FLT WAS ABORTED DUE TO A MAGNETO PROBLEM. THE DEFECT WAS CORRECTED, BUT DUE TO THE DELAYED TAKEOFF, THE PLT ELECTED TO FLY TO MCALLEN, TX, FOR FURTHER REPAIRS. DURING THE TAKEOFF ROLL, THE AIRCREW NOTED SPARKS/FLARES ON THE LEFT SIDE OF THE CARGO/CABIN AREA, BEHIND A BULKHEAD. THE ABORTED THE TAKEOFF & ATTEMPTED TO EXTINGUISH THE FIRE, BUT WERE UNABLE. THE CREW THEN EVACUATED THE ACFT & THE ACFT WAS DESTROYED BY FIRE. AN INVESTIGATION WAS MADE, BUT THE SOURCE OF THE FIRE WAS NOT DETERMINED.

Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.