# Incident 19780419008499I: Doug DC3C, Ontario, CA, April 19, 1978

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: April 19, 1978, 00:40 local time
- Place: Ontario, CA
- Airport: International
- Phase of flight: Normal Cruise
- Operating rules: Air taxi and commuter (Part 135)
- Location: 34.0633° N, 117.6509° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Ontario, CA, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=34.0633&lon=-117.6509&mi=10
- Aircraft: N1346, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N1346-2012-10-11) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Douglas DC3C (registry code 3021457, https://openairdocs.org/model/douglas-dc3c) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Pratt & Whitney R-1830 series (registry code 52020, https://openairdocs.org/engine/pratt-whitney-r-1830-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: DOUG DC3C
- Reported engine: PWA R183094
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 3,550 total, 1,100 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/19780419008499I

## Narrative

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

LOST OIL PRESSURE AND SHUTDOWN ENGINE. VECTORS TO EMERGENCY LANDING.

## Other reports on N1346 (1)

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

- [Incident 19790104002979I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19790104002979I), Jan 4, 1979: Doug DC3C (N1346), Ontario, CA, Minor damage. #2 Engine lost manifold pressure. #3 cylinder had separated from barrel section.

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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