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Date
November 20, 1984 · 20:45 local
Place
Buffalo, NY
Airport
Greater Buffalo I
Phase of flight
Climb
Operating rules
Air taxi and commuter (Part 135)
Operator
HOAA
Aircraft
N222RR
Reported as
Doug DC3C
Reported engine
Pratt & Whitney R183092
Fatal injuries
0
Pilot’s flight hours
9,800 total100 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.
Oil dilution switch in on position during takeoff, right engine failed. 3 position switch to be replaced.
As the FAA filed it
OIL DILUTION SWITCH IN ON POSITION DURING TAKEOFF, RIGHT ENGINE FAILED. 3 POSITION SWITCH TO BE REPLACED.