# Incident 19891113063579I: Doug DC6A, Minneapolis, MN, November 13, 1989

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: November 13, 1989, 20:30 local time
- Place: Minneapolis, MN
- Airport: Minneapolis-St Paul International-Wold
- Damage: Minor damage
- Phase of flight: Final Approach-IFR
- Operating rules: Air carrier (Part 121)
- Operator: TCAA
- Location: 44.9800° N, 93.2638° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Minneapolis, MN, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=44.9800&lon=-93.2638&mi=10
- Aircraft: N616SE, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N616SE-2017-04-07) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Douglas DC-6A (registry code 3021706, https://openairdocs.org/model/douglas-dc-6a) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Pratt & Whitney R-2800 series (registry code 52026, https://openairdocs.org/engine/pratt-whitney-r-2800-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: DOUG DC6A
- Reported engine: PWA R2800*
- People aboard: 3
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 378 in this make and model, 90 in the last 90 days
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19891113063579I

## Narrative

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

NR4 ENGINE WARNING ON FINAL. FIRE IN NACELLE. PLAN CARBURETOR TEARDOWN and engine change.

## Other reports on N616SE (1)

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

- [Incident 19801018075139I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19801018075139I), Oct 18, 1980: Doug DC6A (N616SE), St Louis, MO. Engine shut down due to drop in oil pressure, rise in oil temp. Pinion gear shaft broken, metal in the 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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