# Incident 19811015081309I: Doug DC6B, St Louis, MO, October 15, 1981

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: October 15, 1981, 15:01 local time
- Place: St Louis, MO
- Airport: Lambert
- Damage: Minor damage
- Phase of flight: Roll-Out (Fixed Wing)
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 38.6273° N, 90.1979° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of St. Louis, MO, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=38.6273&lon=-90.1979&mi=10
- Aircraft: N8CA, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N8CA-1996-03-06) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Douglas DC-6B (registry code 3021712, https://openairdocs.org/model/douglas-dc-6b) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: DOUG DC6B
- Reported engine: PWA CB16
- 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/19811015081309I

## Narrative

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

LOST HYDRAULIC PRESSURE DUE TO LOW FLUID LEVEL ON LANDING ROLL, RAN OFF RUNWAY. NOSE GEAR HYD ACCUMULATOR REFILLED.

## Other reports on N8CA (2)

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

- [Incident 19810701062039I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19810701062039I), Jul 1, 1981: Doug DC6B (N8CA), St Louis, MO, Minor damage. Lost hydraulic pressure on approach. Landed and ran off runway. Hit arresting cable anchor. Pressure line broken.
- [Incident 19801126080379I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19801126080379I), Nov 26, 1980: Doug DC6B (N8CA), Minneapolis, MN. Left outboard main wheel came off during landing rollout. Axle nut to axle lock bolts failed.

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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