# Incident 19810305010579I: Doug DC6A, East Alton, IL, March 5, 1981

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: March 5, 1981, 12:00 local time
- Place: East Alton, IL
- Airport: Civic Memorial
- Damage: Minor damage
- Phase of flight: Descent
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 38.8845° N, 90.1087° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of East Alton, IL, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=38.8845&lon=-90.1087&mi=10
- Aircraft: N44DG, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N44DG-1991-04-01) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Douglas DC-6A (registry code 3021706, https://openairdocs.org/model/douglas-dc-6a) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: DOUG DC6A
- Reported engine: PWA R2800*
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 7,000 total, 4,000 in this make and model, 0 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB CHI81IA031](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI81IA031) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19810305010579I

## Narrative

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

ENGINE FIRE WAS IN ENGINE ACCESSORY SECTION. ENGINE HAD THROWN A ROD.

## The NTSB's investigation of this event (1)

From the NTSB's public API. Aircraft are matched to registry aircraft by N-number and event date, checked against the reported serial number, make and model; the registry's history has gaps, so older matches can be wrong. Compare the reported make and model.

- [NTSB CHI81IA031](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI81IA031), Mar 5, 1981: Douglas DC-6A (N44DG), East Alton, IL, incident, minor damage

## Other reports on N44DG (2)

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

- [Incident 19791109055349I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19791109055349I), Nov 9, 1979: Doug DC6A (N44DG), New York, NY, Minor damage. Nose gear collapsed during start up from unknown cause. Radome destroyed, props, nose gear doors, #3 engine damaged
- [Incident 19791105054809I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19791105054809I), Nov 5, 1979: Doug DC6A (N44DG), East Boston, MA. Takeoff rejected due to smoke warning in cargo compartment. False alarm, due to a loose canon plug.

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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