ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 327028
| Date: | Sunday 23 March 1986 |
| Time: | 13:10 |
| Type: |  Douglas DC-3C |
| Owner/operator: | Atorie Air |
| Registration: | N37AP |
| MSN: | 4430 |
| Year of manufacture: | 1942 |
| Total airframe hrs: | 13201 hours |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 4 |
| Aircraft damage: | Substantial, repaired |
| Category: | Accident |
| Location: | Steins, NM -
 United States of America
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| Phase: | Landing |
| Nature: | Cargo |
| Departure airport: | Phoenix-Sky Harbor International Airport, AZ (PHX/KPHX) |
| El Paso International Airport, TX (ELP/KELP) | |
| Confidence Rating: |  Accident investigation report completed and information captured |
While en route between Phoenix and El Paso, the left engine of the C-47 lost partial power as a result of a cracked cylinder. The crew stated the left engine was shut down and additional power was applied to the right engine to compensate for the increasing rate of descent. Shortly afterwards the right engine started running rough and a forced landing was made.
Probable cause:
engine assembly,cylinder..cracked
aircraft performance,two or more engines..inoperative
Contributing Factors:
precautionary landing..performed..pilot in command
Sources:
NTSB
History of this aircraft
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| 31 October 1996 | N37AP | Flamenco Airways | 0 | 3 km from San Juan-Isla Grande |  |
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