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Incident

FAA incident report · Doug DC3C-S1C3G · Elkins, WV · August 20, 1987

Date
August 20, 1987 · 08:58 local
Place
Elkins, WV
Airport
Elkins-Randolph County
Phase of flight
Normal Cruise
Operating rules
Air taxi and commuter (Part 135)
Operator
SBRA
Aircraft
N74589
Reported as
Doug DC3CS1C3G
Reported engine
Pratt & Whitney R183092
People aboard
2
Fatal injuries
0
Pilot’s flight hours
11,000 total3,000 in this make and model135 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.

Diverted due to low oil pressure. During engine shutdown engine made a loud noise, belched smoke. Internal failure.

As the FAA filed it

DIVERTED DUE TO LOW OIL PRESSURE. DURING ENGINE SHUTDOWN ENGINE MADE A LOUD NOISE, BELCHED SMOKE. INTERNAL FAILURE.

Other reports on N74589 · 1

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