# Incident 19860712042779I: Doug C118A, Anchorage, AK, July 12, 1986

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: July 12, 1986, 18:40 local time
- Place: Anchorage, AK
- Airport: Anchorage International
- Damage: Minor damage
- Phase of flight: To Init Climb(1st Pwr Reduct)
- Operating rules: Air carrier (Part 121)
- Operator: NACA
- Location: 61.2181° N, 149.9003° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Anchorage, AK, within about 23 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=61.2181&lon=-149.9003&mi=10
- Aircraft: N1377K, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N1377K-2012-08-07) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Douglas C-118A (registry code 3021710, https://openairdocs.org/model/douglas-c-118a) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: DOUG C118A
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 8,000 total, 4,000 in this make and model, 225 in the last 90 days
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19860712042779I

## Narrative

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

SHORTLY AFTER LIFTOFF, RING COWL DEPARTED NR1 ENGINE. RETURNED. MAINTENANCE HAD RING OFF BEFORE TAKEOFF.

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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