Accident Douglas C-47D (DC-3) N102BL,

ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 327822

Date:	Friday 30 July 1982
Time:	06:47
Type:	Douglas C-47D (DC-3)
Owner/operator:	Pronto Aviation Services
Registration:	N102BL
MSN:	32654/15906
Year of manufacture:	1945
Total airframe hrs:	18348 hours
Engine model:	Pratt & Whitney R-1830-90C
Fatalities:	Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 3
Aircraft damage:	Substantial, written off
Category:	Accident
Location:	near El Paso International Airport, TX (ELP) - United States of America
Phase:	Initial climb
Nature:	Passenger - Non-Scheduled/charter/Air Taxi
Departure airport:	El Paso International Airport, TX (ELP/KELP)
Destination airport:	Tucson International Airport, AZ (TUS/KTUS)
Investigating agency:	NTSB
Confidence Rating:	Accident investigation report completed and information captured

Narrative:
No.1 engine oil temperature was getting too high at 800 feet on climbout. The crew feathered the prop and tried to return to El Paso. A go-around was initiated due to an unsafe gear warning, but the DC-3 crash-landed in the desert.

PROBABLE CAUSE:
lubricating system .. no pressure
landing gear,gear indicating system .. undetermined
CONTRIBUTING FACTORS:
weather condition .. high density altitude
terrain condition .. rough/uneven
terrain condition .. loose gravel/sandy
terrain condition .. high vegetation

Accident investigation: