# Incident 19801031076899I: Doug DC4, Chicago, IL, October 31, 1980

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: October 31, 1980, 12:05 local time
- Place: Chicago, IL
- Airport: Midway
- Phase of flight: Climb
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 41.8500° N, 87.6501° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Chicago, IL, within about 9 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=41.8500&lon=-87.6501&mi=10
- Aircraft: N62433, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N62433-2013-04-29) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Douglas C54-D (registry code 3021524, https://openairdocs.org/model/douglas-c54-d) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Amateur-built UNKNOWN ENG (registry code 99999, https://openairdocs.org/engine/amateur-built-unknown-eng) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: DOUG DC4
- Reported engine: PWA R2000*
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 0 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/19801031076899I

## Narrative

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

FLIGHT EXPERIENCED FIRE WARNING AND TORCHING. OVERHEAT CAUSED BY A CRACKED EXHAUST MANIFOLD.

## Other reports on N62433 (2)

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

- [Incident 19801002072239I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19801002072239I), Oct 2, 1980: Doug DC4 (N62433), Chicago, IL, Minor damage. Za returned to airport after loss of ring cowling from engine.
- [Incident 19780222000849I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19780222000849I), Feb 22, 1978: Doug C54DC (N62433), Augusta, GA, Minor damage. Pilot preoccupied in the cockpit after starting engines. Aircraft crept forward, striking power unit and tug.

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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