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Incident

FAA incident report · Doug DC3C-S1C3G · North Plate, NE · February 12, 1980

Date
February 12, 1980 · 11:20 local
Place
North Plate, NE
Airport
Lee Bird
Phase of flight
Normal Cruise
Operating rules
Air taxi and commuter (Part 135)
Operator
BAST
Aircraft
N91379
Reported as
Doug DC3CS1C3G
Reported engine
WRIGHT R1820*
Fatal injuries
0
Pilot’s flight hours
10,000 total1,700 in this make and model0 in the last 90 days

From the FAA’s Accident/Incident Data System (AIDS), through its Aviation Safety Information Portal, as reported. The NTSB investigates accidents separately, and its record of an accident is the fuller one. The aircraft is matched to the registry 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.

What happened

The FAA’s narrative, in sentence case. The FAA writes it in capitals and removes private details.

Number 1 engine started to surge and backfire, so pilot shut down. Made single engine landing.

As the FAA filed it

NUMBER 1 ENGINE STARTED TO SURGE AND BACKFIRE, SO PILOT SHUT DOWN. MADE SINGLE ENGINE LANDING.