Douglas DC3A N101CA
26 March 1981 · Midland, Texas, United States · No injuries
Summary
On 26 March 1981 at about 03:30 local time, a Douglas DC3A registered N101CA, operated by Coker AVN, was involved in an incident during the takeoff phase of flight near Midland, Texas, United States. 3 people were on board and nobody was injured. The aircraft was not damaged. No probable cause statement is available for this record.
The record
- Date
- at 03:30
- Classification
- Incident
- Location
- Midland, Texas, United States
- Nearest airport
- Midland Airpark
- Coordinates
- Not recorded
- Aircraft
- Douglas DC3A
- Registration
- N101CA
- Category
- Fixed-Wing
- Engines
- 2
- Operator
- Coker AVN
- Operating rule
- Air Taxi Operator
- Purpose of flight
- Air Taxi-Cargo Operations
- Phase of flight
- Takeoff
- Route
- S → Lubbock, Tx
- Aircraft damage
- None
- Weather
- VMC
- Light
- Night (Dark)
- NTSB number
- 5-0018
People
Nobody was injured.
| On board | Died | Serious | Minor | Uninjured |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 |
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
MECHANIC RPRTD MASTER ROD BEARING FAILED.
Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.
Other Douglas DC3A accidents
| Date | Aircraft | Location | Operator | Outcome | Died |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 22 Dec 1980 | Douglas DC3A | Miami, Florida, United States | Air Miami, Inc | Serious injuries | - |
| 28 Dec 1984 | Douglas DC3A | Naples, Florida, United States | Provincetown-Boston Airlines | No injuries | - |
| 15 Jan 1977 | Douglas DC3A | Miami, Florida, United States | AAT Airlines D | No injuries | - |
| 17 Mar 1977 | Douglas DC3A | Labelle, Florida, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 30 Jun 1987 | Douglas DC3A | Hilliard, Florida, United States | Frank J. Bailey | No injuries | - |
| 2 Dec 1973 | Douglas DC3A | Ypsilanti, Michigan, United States | Continental AV | No injuries | - |
Other accidents in this area
| Date | Aircraft | Location | Operator | Outcome | Died |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 23 Jan 1981 | Cessna 150 | Ellenville, New York, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 7 Jan 1981 | Aerospatial AS-350 | Garden City, New York, United States | Island Helicop | Minor injuries | - |
| 26 Mar 1981 | Cessna 172 | Payson, Arizona, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 18 Apr 1981 | Cessna 172 | Cullison, Kansas, United States | - | Serious injuries | - |
| 21 Jan 1981 | Cessna 500 | Bluefield, West Virginia, United States | Georgia-Pacifi | Fatal | 5 |
| 16 Jun 1981 | Bell 212 | Angleton, Texas, United States | Houston Helico | Minor injuries | - |