# Accident 19910510015239A: Doug DC3C, Aguadilla, Puerto Rico, May 10, 1991

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: May 10, 1991, 11:20 local time
- Place: Aguadilla, Puerto Rico
- Airport: Rafael Hernandez Airport
- Damage: Destroyed
- Phase of flight: Forced/Precautionary Landing
- Operating rules: Air taxi and commuter (Part 135)
- Operator: FHCA
- Location: 18.4949° N, 67.1294° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at RAFAEL HERNANDEZ (BQN), within about a mile (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=18.4949&lon=-67.1294&mi=10
- Aircraft: N134FS, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N134FS-1991-10-03) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Douglas DC3C (registry code 3021457, https://openairdocs.org/model/douglas-dc3c) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: DOUG DC3C
- Reported engine: PWA R183090D
- People aboard: 2
- Fatal injuries: 2
- Pilot flight hours: 3,068 total, 873 in this make and model, 102 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB MIA91FA140](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MIA91FA140) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19910510015239A

## Narrative

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

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

## The NTSB's investigation of this event (1)

From the NTSB's public API. Aircraft are matched to registry aircraft by N-number and event date, checked against the reported serial number, make and model; the registry's history has gaps, so older matches can be wrong. Compare the reported make and model.

- [NTSB MIA91FA140](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MIA91FA140), May 10, 1991: Mcdonnell Douglas DC-3C (N134FS), Aguadilla, PR, destroyed, 2 fatal. Probable cause: THE PILOT IN COMMAND'S FAILURE TO MAINTAIN AIRSPEED (VS) AFTER A PARTIAL LOSS OF ENGINE POWER ON THE LEFT ENGINE DUE TO FAILURE OF THE NO. 8 ENGINE ASSEMBLY CYLINDER. THIS RESULTED IN AN IN FLIGHT…

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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