42.8864° N, 78.8784° WPlaced by OpenAirDocs: center of Buffalo, NY, within about 6 miles.Open in the map
Date
December 17, 1986 · 03:19 local
Place
Buffalo, NY
Airport
Greater Buffalo International
Phase of flight
Climb
Operating rules
Foreign air carrier (Part 129)
Operator
MILF
Aircraft
CGDIK
Reported as
Doug DC3
Fatal injuries
0
Pilot’s flight hours
8,000 total1,500 in this make and model150 in the last 90 days
From the FAA’s Accident/Incident Data System (AIDS), through its Aviation Safety Information Portal, as reported. The NTSB investigates accidents separately, and its record of an accident is the fuller one. The aircraft is matched to the registry 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.
What happened
The FAA’s narrative, in sentence case. The FAA writes it in capitals and removes private details.
The pilot secured the left engine during climbout when the oil pressure fell. Aircraft was returned to airport.
As the FAA filed it
THE PILOT SECURED THE LEFT ENGINE DURING CLIMBOUT WHEN THE OIL PRESSURE FELL. AIRCRAFT WAS RETURNED TO AIRPORT.