19910510015239A

Accident · Destroyed

FAA accident report · Doug DC3C · Aguadilla, Puerto Rico · May 10, 1991

Date
May 10, 1991 · 11:20 local
Place
Aguadilla, Puerto Rico
Airport
Rafael Hernandez Airport
Phase of flight
Forced/Precautionary Landing
Operating rules
Air taxi and commuter (Part 135)
Operator
FHCA
Damage
Destroyed
Aircraft
N134FS
NTSB investigation
NTSBMIA91FA140
Reported as
Doug DC3C
Reported engine
Pratt & Whitney R183090D
People aboard
2
Fatal injuries
2
Pilot’s flight hours
3,068 total873 in this make and model102 in the last 90 days

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What happened

The FAA’s narrative, in sentence case. The FAA writes it in capitals and removes private details.

Blew a cylinder left engine on takeoff. Failed to feather and tried to return. Stalled, turning into affected engine

As the FAA filed it

BLEW A CYLINDER LEFT ENGINE ON TAKEOFF. FAILED TO FEATHER AND TRIED TO RETURN.STALLED, TURNING INTO AFFECTED ENGINE

NTSB investigation

The NTSB’s investigation of this event, with its probable cause and findings. Matched to this report by N-number and date.