# Incident 19780219007719I: Doug DC3, Providence, RI, February 19, 1978

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: February 19, 1978, 12:35 local time
- Place: Providence, RI
- Airport: T F Green
- Phase of flight: Fcd/Prec Ldg From Cruise
- Operating rules: Air taxi and commuter (Part 135)
- Location: 41.8231° N, 71.4188° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Providence, RI, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=41.8231&lon=-71.4188&mi=10
- Aircraft: N166E, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N166E-1989-03-14) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: DOUG DC3
- Reported engine: PWA R183090D
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 2,000 total, 725 in this make and model, 0 in the last 90 days
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19780219007719I

## Narrative

As the FAA filed it, in capitals; the FAA replaces private details with ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^.

FAILURE OF ACCESSORY DRIVE SHAFT LED TO ENGINE FAILURE AND SHUTDOWN. PILOT MADE UNEVENTFUL LANDING.

## Other reports on N166E (2)

Matched to the same aircraft by N-number and date.

- [Incident 19780720035829I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19780720035829I), Jul 20, 1978: Doug DC3 (N166E), Pittsburgh, PA, Minor damage. As pilot started to taxi, wingtip struck rudder of a parked Cessna 404. Possible pilot fatigue.
- [Incident 19780202005419I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19780202005419I), Feb 2, 1978: Doug DC3C (N166E), East Boston, MA. Main gear tire blew out on landing.

From the FAA Accident/Incident Data System. Reports are matched to registry aircraft by N-number and event date, checked against the reported make and model; the registry's history has gaps, so older matches can be wrong. Compare the reported make and model. For accidents, the NTSB's own investigation is the fuller record.

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