# Incident 19940426013219I: Doug C47B, Niagara Falls, NY, April 26, 1994

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: April 26, 1994, 18:35 local time
- Place: Niagara Falls, NY
- Airport: Niagara Falls International
- Damage: Minor damage
- Phase of flight: Fcd/Prec Ldg From Cruise
- Operating rules: Air taxi and commuter (Part 135)
- Operator: DJSA
- Location: 43.1084° N, 78.9462° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at NIAGARA FALLS INTL (IAG), within about a mile (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=43.1084&lon=-78.9462&mi=10
- Aircraft: N105CA, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N105CA) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Douglas DC3C-S4C4G (registry code 3021460, https://openairdocs.org/model/douglas-dc3c-s4c4g) (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 C47B
- Reported engine: PWA R183090D
- People aboard: 2
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 2,000 total, 1,700 in this make and model, 230 in the last 90 days
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19940426013219I

## Narrative

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

NR1 ENGINE OIL PRESSURE LOSS INFLIGHT. DIVERTED TO NIAGARA FALLS. FOUND METAL IN ENGINE OIL SCREEN.

## Other reports on N105CA (1)

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

- [Incident 19840920074249I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19840920074249I), Sep 20, 1984: Doug C47B (N105CA), Louisville, KY. Right engine backfired, failed. Precautionary single engine landing made. Engine was rotatable but stiff. Changed.

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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