# Incident 19901204058669I: Doug DC3C, Des Moines, IA, December 4, 1990

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: December 4, 1990, 16:32 local time
- Place: Des Moines, IA
- Airport: Des Moines International
- Phase of flight: Forced/Precautionary Landing
- Operating rules: Air taxi and commuter (Part 135)
- Operator: JRAA
- Location: 41.5340° N, 93.6631° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at DES MOINES INTL (DSM), within about a mile (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=41.5340&lon=-93.6631&mi=10
- Aircraft: N139JR, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N139JR-2014-09-03) (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: 8,000 total, 300 in this make and model, 220 in the last 90 days
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19901204058669I

## Narrative

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

NR1 ENGINE LOSING OIL PRESSURE ON CLIMB. RETURNED. FOUND OIL LEAK AT THE FRONT CASE OIL PRESSURE LINE.

## Other reports on N139JR (8)

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

- [Incident 19951214044189I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19951214044189I), Dec 14, 1995: Doug DC3C (N139JR), Altoona, PA. Narrative: the pilot stated that at 12:15 local on December 14, 1995, after back taxiing for departure on runway 20, at Altoona, PA, the pilot of N139JR, DC-3…
- [Incident 19940127024179I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19940127024179I), Jan 27, 1994: Doug DC3C (N139JR), Indianapolis, IN. Narrative: cylinder head separated. The cargo flight departed Indianapolis at 1008Z enroute to knoxville, Tennessee. The captain reported that the airplane had…
- [Incident 19931212049669I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19931212049669I), Dec 12, 1993: Doug DC3C (N139JR), Indianapolis, IN, Minor damage. Aircraft moved forward as pilot started right engine. Struck a ground power unit. Propeller severed from aircraft.
- [Incident 19890307024339I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19890307024339I), Mar 7, 1989: Doug DC3C (N139JR), Indianapolis, IN. Taxied onto service road by mistake and became stuck in a snowdrift. Taxiway unplowed. Service road sign obscured.
- [Incident 19880308012019I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19880308012019I), Mar 8, 1988: Doug DC3C (N139JR), Kansas City, MO. Engine oil pressure began to drop. Shut engine down. Cause is undetermined.
- [Incident 19870105004239I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19870105004239I), Jan 5, 1987: Doug DC3C (N139JR), Syracuse, NY. Engine lost oil pressure during flight. The pilot secured engine and returned to field. Metal found in oil screen.
- [Incident 19860708038929I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19860708038929I), Jul 8, 1986: Doug DC3C (N139JR), Buffalo, NY. Left engine began to backfire on takeoff. Engine shutdown and returned. Under maintenance investigation.
- [Incident 19860327017289I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19860327017289I), Mar 27, 1986: Doug DC3C (N139JR), Buffalo, NY, Minor damage. Hard landing with bounce caused propeller blades to strike the runway.

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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