# Incident 19871223077699I: Doug DC3C, Rochester, NY, December 23, 1987

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: December 23, 1987, 15:00 local time
- Place: Rochester, NY
- Airport: Rochester-Monroe County
- Phase of flight: Climb
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Operator: SRVX
- 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: 3,500 total, 700 in this make and model, 50 in the last 90 days
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19871223077699I

## Narrative

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

NR 1 ENGINE HAD A LOSS OF OIL PRESSURE DURING CLIMB. FEATHERED PROPELLER. RETURNED. SINGLE ENGINE LANDING.

## Other reports on N91BF (1)

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

- [Incident 19871020077449I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19871020077449I), Oct 20, 1987: Doug DC3C (N91BF), Rochester, NY. On climbout engine backfired, throwing flames out of carburetor and around the cowl flaps. Power loss 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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