# Incident 19841224071869I: Doug DC3A, Chicago, IL, December 24, 1984

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: December 24, 1984, 22:19 local time
- Place: Chicago, IL
- Airport: O Hare International
- Phase of flight: Climb
- Operating rules: Air taxi and commuter (Part 135)
- Operator: ASTA
- Location: 41.8500° N, 87.6501° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Chicago, IL, within about 9 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=41.8500&lon=-87.6501&mi=10
- Aircraft: N25646, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N25646) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Douglas DC3A (registry code 3021433, https://openairdocs.org/model/douglas-dc3a) (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 DC3A
- Reported engine: PWA R183092
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 19,000 total, 1,500 in this make and model, 170 in the last 90 days
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19841224071869I

## Narrative

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

RETURNED TO LAND DUE TO ENGINE SURGE. FIRE IN EXHAUST STACK ON ROLLOUT. FUEL LINES AND SUMPS RESTRICTED BY ICE.

## Other reports on N25646 (5)

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

- [Incident 20040905023679I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20040905023679I), Sep 5, 2004: Doug DC3A (N25646), Laredo, TX. (-23) Pilot was conducting first flight since operating in accordance with 125 deviation issued by sat FSDO. When approximately 50 miles north of Laredo, TX,…
- [Incident 19970918032219I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19970918032219I), Sep 18, 1997: Doug DC3 (N25646), Louisville, KY. Narrative: landing at Bowman field right engine stopped due to fuel starvation.
- [Incident 19970325010329I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19970325010329I), Mar 25, 1997: Doug DC3 (N25646), Abilene, TX. Narrative: #1 engine (left) began to run rough and backfire. #1 engine was secured (shut down) by the flight crew. An emergency was declared and the airplane…
- [Incident 19940423034599I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19940423034599I), Apr 23, 1994: Doug DC3A (N25646), New Hanover, PA, 1 fatal. Chutist seen floundering. Showed little sign of consciousness. Hit ground. Autopsy showed sign of cardiac disease.
- [Incident 19850530029289I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19850530029289I), May 30, 1985: Doug DC3A (N25646), Charleston, WV. Vectors to airport due to low oil pressure right engine. Safe landing. Broken and stuck rings on two cylinders.

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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