# Incident 19840920074249I: Doug C47B, Louisville, KY, September 20, 1984

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: September 20, 1984, 14:30 local time
- Place: Louisville, KY
- Airport: Standiford
- Phase of flight: Normal Cruise
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Operator: HJPA
- Location: 38.2542° N, 85.7594° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Louisville, KY, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=38.2542&lon=-85.7594&mi=10
- Aircraft: N105CA, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N105CA) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Douglas DC3C-S4C4G (registry code 3021460, https://openairdocs.org/model/douglas-dc3c-s4c4g) (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 C47B
- Reported engine: PWA R183092
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 15,000 total, 5,000 in this make and model, 80 in the last 90 days
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19840920074249I

## Narrative

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

RIGHT ENGINE BACKFIRED, FAILED. PRECAUTIONARY SINGLE ENGINE LANDING MADE. ENGINE WAS ROTATABLE BUT STIFF. CHANGED.

## Other reports on N105CA (1)

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

- [Incident 19940426013219I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19940426013219I), Apr 26, 1994: Doug C47B (N105CA), Niagara Falls, NY, Minor damage. NR1 engine oil pressure loss inflight. Diverted to Niagara Falls. Found metal in engine oil screen.

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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