# Incident 19871020077449I: Doug DC3C, Rochester, NY, October 20, 1987

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: October 20, 1987, 20:53 local time
- Place: Rochester, NY
- Airport: Rochester-Monroe County
- Phase of flight: To Init Climb(1st Pwr Reduct)
- Operating rules: Air taxi and commuter (Part 135)
- Location: 43.1548° N, 77.6156° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Rochester, NY, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=43.1548&lon=-77.6156&mi=10
- Aircraft: N91BF, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N91BF-2001-03-13) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Douglas DC3C (registry code 3021457, https://openairdocs.org/model/douglas-dc3c) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: DOUG DC3C
- Reported engine: PWA R1830*
- People aboard: 2
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 7,300 total, 1,200 in this make and model, 100 in the last 90 days
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19871020077449I

## Narrative

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

ON CLIMBOUT ENGINE BACKFIRED, THROWING FLAMES OUT OF CARBURETOR AND AROUND THE COWL FLAPS. POWER LOSS LEFT ENGINE.

## Other reports on N91BF (1)

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

- [Incident 19871223077699I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19871223077699I), Dec 23, 1987: Doug DC3C (N91BF), Rochester, NY. Nr 1 engine had a loss of oil pressure during climb. Feathered propeller. Returned. Single engine 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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