41.5512° N, 70.6087° WPlaced by OpenAirDocs: center of Falmouth, MA, within about 6 miles.Open in the map
Date
October 13, 1983 · 07:30 local
Place
Falmouth, MA
Airport
Otis Air Force
Phase of flight
Normal Cruise
Operating rules
Air carrier (Part 121)
Operator
PBAA
Aircraft
N40PB
Reported as
Doug DC3
Reported engine
Pratt & Whitney R1830*
People aboard
25
Fatal injuries
0
Pilot’s flight hours
0 in this make and model0 in the last 90 days
From the FAA’s Accident/Incident Data System (AIDS), through its Aviation Safety Information Portal, as reported. The NTSB investigates accidents separately, and its record of an accident is the fuller one. The aircraft is matched to the registry 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.
What happened
The FAA’s narrative, in sentence case. The FAA writes it in capitals and removes private details.
Nr 1 engine shut down. Landed at Otis Air Force base due to weather. Metal found in screen and sump.
As the FAA filed it
NR 1 ENGINE SHUT DOWN. LANDED AT OTIS AIR FORCE BASE DUE TO WEATHER. METAL FOUND IN SCREEN AND SUMP.