# Incident 19870820053699I: Doug DC3CS1C3G, Elkins, WV, August 20, 1987

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: August 20, 1987, 08:58 local time
- Place: Elkins, WV
- Airport: Elkins-Randolph County
- Phase of flight: Normal Cruise
- Operating rules: Air taxi and commuter (Part 135)
- Operator: SBRA
- Location: 38.8894° N, 79.8571° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at ELKINS/RANDOLPH COUNTY (JENNINGS RANDOLPH FLD) (EKN), within about a mile (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=38.8894&lon=-79.8571&mi=10
- Aircraft: N74589, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N74589) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Douglas DC3C-S1C3G (registry code 3021458, https://openairdocs.org/model/douglas-dc3c-s1c3g) (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 DC3CS1C3G
- Reported engine: PWA R183092
- People aboard: 2
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 11,000 total, 3,000 in this make and model, 135 in the last 90 days
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19870820053699I

## Narrative

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

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.

- [Incident 19870305022429I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19870305022429I), Mar 5, 1987: Doug DC3CS1C3G (N74589), Detroit, MI. Fire warning on right engine, left engine shut down due to roughness. Broken connecting rod on left engine.

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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