Estado:	Final
Fecha:	28 JUI 1987
Hora:	21:02
Tipo:	Douglas C-53-DO (DC-3)
Operador:	La Mesa Leasing Inc.
Registración:	N39DT
Numéro de série:	4871
Año de Construcción:	1942
Motores:	2 Pratt & Whitney R-1830
Tripulación:	Fatalidades: 0 / Ocupantes: 2
Pasajeros:	Fatalidades: 0 / Ocupantes: 0
Total:	Fatalidades: 0 / Ocupantes: 2
Daños en la Aeronave:	Considerable
Consecuencias:	Written off (damaged beyond repair)
Ubicación:	Laredo International Airport, TX (LRD) (Estados Unidos de América)
Fase:	Ascenso Inicial (ICL)
Naturaleza:	Carga
Aeropuerto de Salida:	Laredo International Airport, TX (LRD/KLRD), Estados Unidos de América
Aeropuerto de Llegada:	Ciudad Camargo Airport, México

Descripción:
The left engine failed during initial climb immediately after lift-off. Airspeed could not be maintained a.o. because the aircraft 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 stalled/mushed and collided with the terrain alongside the runway.

PROBABLE CAUSE:
Preflight planning/preparation .. inadequate .. pilot in command
1 engine .. failure,total
Aircraft weight and balance .. exceeded .. pilot in command
Airspeed(Vs) .. not possible .. pilot in command
Stall/mush .. inadvertent .. pilot in command
CONTRIBUTING FACTORS:
Landing gear,main gear .. overload
Landing gear,main gear .. failure,total

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