# Incident 19890403019369I: Doug DC3C, Missoula, MT, April 3, 1989

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: April 3, 1989, 22:24 local time
- Place: Missoula, MT
- Airport: Missoula County
- Damage: Minor damage
- Phase of flight: Descent
- Operating rules: Air taxi and commuter (Part 135)
- Operator: MAJA
- Location: 46.8721° N, 113.9940° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Missoula, MT, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=46.8721&lon=-113.9940&mi=10
- Aircraft: N305SF, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N305SF) (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
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 13,000 total, 910 in this make and model, 300 in the last 90 days
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19890403019369I

## Narrative

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

EXPERIENCED DUCK STRIKE ON DESCENT. CO-PILOTS WINDSHIELD BROKE AND HE RECEIVED FACIAL INJURIES.

## Other reports on N305SF (4)

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

- [Accident 19980731023929A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19980731023929A), Jul 31, 1998: Doug DC3C (N305SF), Anchorage, AK, Substantial damage. Landing tailwheel casting seperated. Damaged tail cone an atachment bulkhead.(.4) on July 31, 1998, at 1526 Alaska daylight time, a Douglas DC-3C airplane,…
- [Incident 19920105001739I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19920105001739I), Jan 5, 1992: Doug DC3C (N305SF), Billings, MT. NR2 engine failed on climb. Returned. Landed safely. Found engine master link connecting rod failed.
- [Incident 19910214008699I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19910214008699I), Feb 14, 1991: Doug DC3C (N305SF), Billings, MT, Minor damage. Shut NR1 engine down and returned to airport. NR4 cylinder head had cracked and lost all oil pressure.
- [Incident 19891028064699I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19891028064699I), Oct 28, 1989: Doug DC3C (N305SF), Salt Lake City, UT, Minor damage. Encountered wind gust on landing. Wing tip touched runway. Made a go around. Landed with incident.

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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