ASN Aircraft accident Douglas C-47A-70-DL (DC-3C) XB-DYP Laredo International Airport, TX (LRD)
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Status:Accident investigation report completed and information captured
Date:Wednesday 18 January 1989
Time:20:43
Type:Silhouette image of generic DC3 model; specific model in this crash may look slightly different
Douglas C-47A-70-DL (DC-3C)
Operator:American Air Freight
Registration: XB-DYP
MSN: 19239
First flight: 1943
Engines: 2 Pratt & Whitney R-1830-92
Crew:Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 2
Passengers:Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 0
Total:Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 2
Aircraft damage: Destroyed
Aircraft fate: Written off (damaged beyond repair)
Location:Laredo International Airport, TX (LRD) (   United States of America)
Crash site elevation: 155 m (509 feet) amsl
Phase: Takeoff (TOF)
Nature:Unknown
Departure airport:Laredo International Airport, TX (LRD/KLRD), United States of America
Destination airport:Torreón Airport (TRC/MMTC), Mexico
Narrative:
A possible cargo shift caused the aircraft to enter a stall on climbout following a runway 35L takeoff. The aircraft crashed and caught fire.

Probable Cause:

PROBABLE CAUSE: "The PIC's disregard for the security of the cargo that permitted its shift during the takeoff roll. This resulted in an aft CG situation and a subsequent stall and loss of aircraft control. A contributing factor in the accident was the mismanagement of the engine power by the crew and the lack of experience of the co-pilot. "

Accident investigation:

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Investigating agency: NTSB
Status: Investigation completed
Duration: 1 year and 6 months
Accident number: FTW89LA041
Download report: Final report

Classification:
Cargo shift
Loss of control

Sources:
» ICAO Adrep Summary 5/90 (#17)
» NTSB


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Distance from Laredo International Airport, TX to Torreón Airport as the crow flies is 447 km (279 miles).

This information is not presented as the Flight Safety Foundation or the Aviation Safety Network’s opinion as to the cause of the accident. It is preliminary and is based on the facts as they are known at this time.
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