Aviateca Douglas DC-3 (TG-SAB) at La Aurora International Airport. On 16 January 1983 this aircraft crash landed on a beach near Bay City, Texas. The aircraft was being used to air drop bales of marijuana at night, when at low altitude one propeller was torn off after it hit the beach. The crew managed to keep the aircraft in flight and landed gear up 600 feet away on the beach. An unsuccesful attempt was then made to set fire to the aircraft.