ASN Aircraft accident Douglas DC-3C N44896 Laredo International Airport, TX (LRD)
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Status:Accident investigation report completed and information captured
Date:Monday 31 October 1983
Time:20:30
Type:Silhouette image of generic DC3 model; specific model in this crash may look slightly different
Douglas DC-3C
Operator:FBN Flying Service
Registration: N44896
MSN: 9665
First flight: 1943
Total airframe hrs:40694
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:Cargo
Departure airport:Laredo International Airport, TX (LRD/KLRD), United States of America
Destination airport:McAllen-Miller International Airport, TX (MFE/KMFE), United States of America
Narrative:
Magneto problems caused a delay in departure and the pilot decided to fly to McAllen for further repairs.
Takeoff was aborted immediately when a fire was discovered in the cargo/cabin area.

Probable Cause:

PROBABLE CAUSE: "Fuselage fire - Reason for occurrence undetermined."

Sources:
» NTSB Identification: FTW84FA038


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Distance from Laredo International Airport, TX to McAllen-Miller International Airport, TX as the crow flies is 193 km (121 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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