# Incident 19860802056449I: Doug DC3C, Fort Dodge, IA, August 2, 1986

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: August 2, 1986, 16:55 local time
- Place: Fort Dodge, IA
- Airport: Municipal
- Phase of flight: Normal Cruise
- Operating rules: Air taxi and commuter (Part 135)
- Operator: ESUA
- Location: 42.5099° N, 94.1757° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Fort Dodge, IA, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=42.5099&lon=-94.1757&mi=10
- Aircraft: N29958, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N29958-1992-10-23) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Douglas DC3C (registry code 3021457, https://openairdocs.org/model/douglas-dc3c) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: DOUG DC3C
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 9,000 total, 200 in this make and model, 125 in the last 90 days
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19860802056449I

## Narrative

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

HEAVY OIL DEPOSITS ON LEFT ENGINE AFTER LEVEL OFF. DIVERTED TO SAFE LANDING. DEFECTIVE OIL SEALS REPLACED.

## Other reports on N29958 (1)

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

- [Accident 19830530026759A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19830530026759A), May 30, 1983: Doug DC3C (N29958), Englewood, CO, Substantial damage. Pilots attempting to salvage a poor approach stalled aircraft resulting in a hard landing.

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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