# Incident 19881102066489I: Doug DC3C, Cleveland, OH, November 2, 1988

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: November 2, 1988, 15:12 local time
- Place: Cleveland, OH
- Airport: Cleveland-Hopkins International
- Damage: Minor damage
- Phase of flight: Takeoff Ground Roll
- Operating rules: Air taxi and commuter (Part 135)
- Operator: CENA
- Location: 41.4094° N, 81.8547° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at CLEVELAND-HOPKINS INTL (CLE), within about a mile (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=41.4094&lon=-81.8547&mi=10
- Aircraft: N81B, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N81B-2008-06-16) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Douglas DC3C (registry code 3021457, https://openairdocs.org/model/douglas-dc3c) (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 DC3C
- Reported engine: PWA R1830*
- People aboard: 2
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 20,000 total, 3,500 in this make and model, 240 in the last 90 days
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19881102066489I

## Narrative

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

LOSS OF DIRECTIONAL CONTROL ON TAKE OFF DUE TO QUARTERING TAIL WIND. VEERED OFF RUNWAY AND RAN THROUGH SNOW FENCE.

## Other reports on N81B (2)

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

- [Incident 19900725041959I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19900725041959I), Jul 25, 1990: Doug DC3C (N81B), Chihuahua, Mexico. Right engine blew NR5 cylinder jug off engine. Forced landing on dry lake bed.
- [Incident 19831026068579I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19831026068579I), Oct 26, 1983: Doug DC3C (N81B), Rochester, NY. On climbout engine backfired two times. Noticed oil leak and low oil pressure. Feathered engine and returned.

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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