# Incident 19900725041959I: Doug DC3C, Chihuahua, Mexico, July 25, 1990

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: July 25, 1990, 18:10 local time
- Place: Chihuahua, Mexico
- Phase of flight: Fcd/Prec Ldg From Cruise
- Operating rules: Air taxi and commuter (Part 135)
- Operator: CENA
- 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: 28,500 total, 2,000 in this make and model, 120 in the last 90 days
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19900725041959I

## Narrative

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

RIGHT ENGINE BLEW NR5 CYLINDER JUG OFF ENGINE. FORCED LANDING ON DRY LAKE BED.

## Other reports on N81B (2)

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

- [Incident 19881102066489I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19881102066489I), Nov 2, 1988: Doug DC3C (N81B), Cleveland, OH, Minor damage. Loss of directional control on take off due to quartering tail wind. Veered off runway and ran through snow fence.
- [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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