# Incident 19940810032829I: Doug DC3C, Buffalo, NY, August 10, 1994

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: August 10, 1994, 14:15 local time
- Place: Buffalo, NY
- Airport: Greater Buffalo International
- Phase of flight: Climb
- Operating rules: Air taxi and commuter (Part 135)
- Operator: VPDA
- Location: 42.8864° N, 78.8784° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Buffalo, NY, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=42.8864&lon=-78.8784&mi=10
- Aircraft: N272R, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N272R) (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
- People aboard: 2
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 15,000 total, 5,000 in this make and model, 150 in the last 90 days
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19940810032829I

## Narrative

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

ROUGH ENGINE ON CLIMBOUT. RETURNED. REPLACED CAM AND REDUCTION GEAR. FRONT SCAVAGER PUMP.

## Other reports on N272R (2)

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

- [Incident 19950311009529I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19950311009529I), Mar 11, 1995: Doug DC3C (N272R), Nashville, TN, Minor damage. Narrative: while taxiing on the cargo ramp (an uncontrolled area) for parking, N272R, a DC-3C, turned off his taxi lights to avoid blinding the ground…
- [Incident 19851127064419I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19851127064419I), Nov 27, 1985: Doug DC3C (N272R), Syracuse, NY. Red unsafe light with gear extension on final. Go around accomplished. Gear handle not properly positioned.

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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