# Incident 19810127034849I: Doug DC3C, Buffalo, NY, January 27, 1981

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: January 27, 1981, 14:23 local time
- Place: Buffalo, NY
- Airport: Buffalo
- Phase of flight: Normal Cruise
- Operating rules: Air taxi and commuter (Part 135)
- Operator: ALPA
- Location: 42.8620° N, 78.7166° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at BUFFALO AIRFIELD (9G0), within about a mile (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=42.8620&lon=-78.7166&mi=10
- Aircraft: N5009, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N5009-1990-12-20) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Douglas DC3C (registry code 3021457, https://openairdocs.org/model/douglas-dc3c) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: DOUG DC3C
- Reported engine: PWA R1830*
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 17,000 total, 2,000 in this make and model, 60 in the last 90 days
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19810127034849I

## Narrative

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

LEFT ENGINE LOST OIL PRESSURE. FOUND METAL IN LOWER SUMP. REPLACED ENGINE.

## Other reports on N5009 (2)

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

- [Incident 19860122014679I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19860122014679I), Jan 22, 1986: Doug DC3C (N5009), Sioux Falls, SD. Returned for landing after right engine fire developed. Engine shutdown. Spark plug had the interior blown out.
- [Incident 19790821033249I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19790821033249I), Aug 21, 1979: Doug DC3C (N5009), Flint, MI, Minor damage. Aircraft veered and tire blew after 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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