# Incident 19831026068579I: Doug DC3C, Rochester, NY, October 26, 1983

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: October 26, 1983, 14:16 local time
- Place: Rochester, NY
- Airport: Roc-Monroe County
- Phase of flight: Climb
- Operating rules: Air carrier (Part 121)
- Operator: CENA
- Location: 43.1548° N, 77.6156° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Rochester, NY, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=43.1548&lon=-77.6156&mi=10
- Aircraft: N81B, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N81B-2008-06-16) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Douglas DC3C (registry code 3021457, https://openairdocs.org/model/douglas-dc3c) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Pratt & Whitney R-1830 series (registry code 52020, https://openairdocs.org/engine/pratt-whitney-r-1830-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: DOUG DC3C
- Reported engine: PWA R183092
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 2,400 total, 1,200 in this make and model, 200 in the last 90 days
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19831026068579I

## Narrative

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

ON CLIMBOUT ENGINE BACKFIRED TWO TIMES. NOTICED OIL LEAK AND LOW OIL PRESSURE. FEATHERED ENGINE AND RETURNED.

## Other reports on N81B (2)

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

- [Incident 19900725041959I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19900725041959I), Jul 25, 1990: Doug DC3C (N81B), Chihuahua, Mexico. Right engine blew NR5 cylinder jug off engine. Forced landing on dry lake bed.
- [Incident 19881102066489I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19881102066489I), Nov 2, 1988: Doug DC3C (N81B), Cleveland, OH, Minor damage. Loss of directional control on take off due to quartering tail wind. Veered off runway and ran through snow fence.

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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