LAREDO, TX, USA
N44896
DOUGLAS DC-3-3C
THE ORIGINAL FLT WAS ABORTED DUE TO A MAGNETO PROBLEM. THE DEFECT WAS CORRECTED, BUT DUE TO THE DELAYED TAKEOFF, THE PLT ELECTED TO FLY TO MCALLEN, TX, FOR FURTHER REPAIRS. DURING THE TAKEOFF ROLL, THE AIRCREW NOTED SPARKS/FLARES ON THE LEFT SIDE OF THE CARGO/CABIN AREA, BEHIND A BULKHEAD. THE ABORTED THE TAKEOFF & ATTEMPTED TO EXTINGUISH THE FIRE, BUT WERE UNABLE. THE CREW THEN EVACUATED THE ACFT & THE ACFT WAS DESTROYED BY FIRE. AN INVESTIGATION WAS MADE, BUT THE SOURCE OF THE FIRE WAS NOT DETERMINED.
Source: NTSB Aviation Accident Database
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