Douglas DC3C N3433U
26 October 1984 · El Paso, Texas, United States · No injuries
Summary
On 26 October 1984 at about 23:36 local time, a Douglas DC3C registered N3433U was involved in an accident near El Paso, Texas, United States. 2 people were on board and nobody was injured. The aircraft was substantially damaged. No probable cause statement is available for this record.
The record
- Date
- at 23:36
- Classification
- Accident
- Location
- El Paso, Texas, United States
- Nearest airport
- El Paso Intl. (ELP)
- Coordinates
- 31.8004, -106.3593
- Aircraft
- Douglas DC3C
- Registration
- N3433U
- Category
- Airplane
- Engines
- 2
- Operator
- Not recorded
- Operating rule
- Part 91: General Aviation
- Purpose of flight
- Instructional
- Phase of flight
- Not recorded
- Aircraft damage
- Substantial
- Weather
- VMC
- Light
- Day
- NTSB number
- FTW85LA029
People
Nobody was injured.
| On board | Died | Serious | Minor | Uninjured |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
Probable cause
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
DUE TO LOW OIL PRESSURE AND HIGH OIL TEMP THE RIGHT ENG WAS SECURED. DURING THE PRECAUTIONARY LANDING GEAR EXTENSION WAS DELAYED UNTIL APRX 800 FT AGL. SINCE THE RIGHT ENG POWERS THE ONLY HYDRAULIC PUMP A LANDING GEAR DOWN AND LOCKED CONDITION WAS NOT POSSIBLE BY THE NORMAL MEANS. AS THE GEAR WERE EXTENDED AND HYDRAULIC PRESSURE BEGAN TO DECREASE THE PLT REALIZED THAT NORMAL GEAR EXTENSION WOULD NOT OCCUR. THE ALT OF THE ACFT PRECLUDED THE EMERG EXTENTION OF THE LANDING GEAR. SHORTLY AFTER TOUCHDOWN THE RIGHT MAIN LANDING GEAR COLLAPSED.
Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.
Other Douglas DC3C accidents
| Date | Aircraft | Location | Operator | Outcome | Died |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 11 Aug 1984 | Douglas DC3C-S1C3G | Memphis, Tennessee, United States | Aviation Enterprises, Inc. | Fatal | 3 |
| 27 Dec 1979 | Douglas DC3C | St Thomas, Virgin Islands, United States | Aero Virgin IS | No injuries | - |
| 22 May 1989 | Douglas DC3C-S13CG | Waterman, Illinois, United States | - | Fatal | 3 |
| 27 Jun 1979 | Douglas DC3C | Bettles, Alaska, United States | Frontier Flyin | No injuries | - |
| 29 Mar 1974 | Douglas DC3C | Imperial, California, United States | Interplast, Inc | No injuries | - |
| 31 Jan 1994 | Douglas DC3C | Anderson, Indiana, United States | Miami Valley Aviation | No injuries | - |
Other accidents in this area
| Date | Aircraft | Location | Operator | Outcome | Died |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 30 Mar 1984 | Cessna 402B | El Paso, Texas, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 31 Mar 1984 | Owen Robert R QUICKIE 2 | Ponder, Texas, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 29 Mar 1984 | Cessna 150L | New Boston, Texas, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 5 Apr 1984 | Beechcraft B35 | Nocona, Texas, United States | - | Minor injuries | - |
| 11 Apr 1984 | Grumman G-164A | Beaumont, Texas, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 11 Apr 1984 | Cessna 150 | Papalote, Texas, United States | - | No injuries | - |