# Incident 19851127064419I: Doug DC3C, Syracuse, NY, November 27, 1985

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: November 27, 1985, 14:58 local time
- Place: Syracuse, NY
- Airport: Syracuse Hancock International
- Phase of flight: Final Approach
- Operating rules: Part 125 operator
- Operator: AMDB
- Location: 43.1112° N, 76.1063° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at SYRACUSE HANCOCK INTL (SYR), within about a mile (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=43.1112&lon=-76.1063&mi=10
- Aircraft: N272R, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N272R) (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
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 26,000 total, 14,000 in this make and model, 300 in the last 90 days
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19851127064419I

## Narrative

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

RED UNSAFE LIGHT WITH GEAR EXTENSION ON FINAL. GO AROUND ACCOMPLISHED. GEAR HANDLE NOT PROPERLY POSITIONED.

## Other reports on N272R (2)

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

- [Incident 19950311009529I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19950311009529I), Mar 11, 1995: Doug DC3C (N272R), Nashville, TN, Minor damage. Narrative: while taxiing on the cargo ramp (an uncontrolled area) for parking, N272R, a DC-3C, turned off his taxi lights to avoid blinding the ground…
- [Incident 19940810032829I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19940810032829I), Aug 10, 1994: Doug DC3C (N272R), Buffalo, NY. Rough engine on climbout. Returned. Replaced cam and reduction gear. Front scavager pump.

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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