# Incident 19790630018079I: Doug DC3A, Santa Ana, CA, June 30, 1979

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: June 30, 1979, 15:00 local time
- Place: Santa Ana, CA
- Airport: John Wayne
- Damage: Minor damage
- Phase of flight: Normal Cruise
- Operating rules: Air taxi and commuter (Part 135)
- Operator: NEV
- Location: 33.7368° N, 117.8829° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Santa Ana, CA, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=33.7368&lon=-117.8829&mi=10
- Aircraft: N101SF, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N101SF-2013-07-29) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Douglas DC3A (registry code 3021433, https://openairdocs.org/model/douglas-dc3a) (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 DC3A
- Reported engine: PWA R183075
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 7,200 total, 500 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/19790630018079I

## Narrative

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

FLIGHT RETURNED AFTER POWER LOSS AND ENGINE FIRE. FOUND IMPROPER ENGINE INSTALLATION.

## Other reports on N101SF (1)

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

- [Incident 19790830033359I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19790830033359I), Aug 30, 1979: Doug DC3A (N101SF), Las Vegas, NV, Substantial damage. Landed after engine roughness. Found sheared bolts on nose case.

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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