# Incident 19850925060039I: Doug DC3CS1C3G, Indianapolis, IN, September 25, 1985

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: September 25, 1985, 00:18 local time
- Place: Indianapolis, IN
- Airport: International
- Phase of flight: Normal Cruise
- Operating rules: Air taxi and commuter (Part 135)
- Operator: JRAA
- Location: 39.7684° N, 86.1580° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Indianapolis, IN, within about 11 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=39.7684&lon=-86.1580&mi=10
- Aircraft: N140JR, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N140JR-2013-04-23) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Douglas DC3C-R-1830-90C (registry code 3021466, https://openairdocs.org/model/douglas-dc3c-r-1830-90c) (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 DC3CS1C3G
- Reported engine: PWA R183092
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 5,000 total, 175 in this make and model, 185 in the last 90 days
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19850925060039I

## Narrative

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

LEFT ENGINE RAN ROUGH AND OIL WAS SEEN ON COWLING. ENGINE SHUTDOWN. SAFE LANDING. EXHAUST VALVE ROCKER SHAFT BROKE.

## Other reports on N140JR (1)

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

- [Incident 19860102023279I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19860102023279I), Jan 2, 1986: Doug DC3CS1C3G (N140JR), Cleveland, OH. Departed on runway 23L contrary to ATC instructions to depart on 23R.

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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