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Incident · Minor damage

FAA incident report · Doug DC3AS4C4G · Midland, TX · March 26, 1981

Date
March 26, 1981 · 03:30 local
Place
Midland, TX
Airport
Midland
Phase of flight
To Init Climb(1st Pwr Reduct)
Operating rules
Air taxi and commuter (Part 135)
Operator
CKRA
Damage
Minor damage
Aircraft
N101CA
NTSB investigation
NTSBFTW81IA057
Reported as
Doug DC3AS4C4G
Reported engine
Pratt & Whitney R183090B
Fatal injuries
0
Pilot’s flight hours
3,667 total148 in this make and model558 in the last 90 days

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What happened

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

Oil pressure was lost and tower saw fire on right engine. Pilot shut down engine and returned for landing.

As the FAA filed it

OIL PRESSURE WAS LOST AND TOWER SAW FIRE ON RIGHT ENGINE. PILOT SHUT DOWN ENGINE AND RETURNED FOR LANDING.

NTSB investigation

The NTSB’s investigation of this event, with its probable cause and findings. Matched to this report by N-number and date.