# Incident 20010418007549I: Doug DC3C, Niagara Falls, NY, April 18, 2001

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: April 18, 2001, 17:39 local time
- Place: Niagara Falls, NY
- Airport: Niagara Falls International
- Phase of flight: Normal Cruise
- Operating rules: Air taxi and commuter (Part 135)
- Operator: VLLA
- 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: N36AP, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N36AP-2012-08-06) (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
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20010418007549I

## Narrative

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

(-23) ON WEDNESDAY APRIL 18,2001, AT 1739 PM LOCAL TIME, A DOUGLAS DC-3-C AIRCRAFT, BEARING REGISTRATION NUMBER N36AP, OPERATING UNDER 14 CFR PART 135 AS MIAMI VALLEY AVIATION, INC. FLIGHT 36, DIVERTED TO THE NIAGARA FALLS, NEW YORK INTERNATIONAL AIRPORT WHILE ENROUTE TO OSHUA, ONTARIO, CANADA. ACCORDING TO THE PILOT, DURING CRUISE FLIGHT THE CREW HEARD A LOUD BANG EMINATING FROM THE RIGHT ENGINE.  THEY ELECTED TO SECURE THE ENGINE, PERFORM A PRECAUTIONARY SHUTDOWN AND DIVERT TO THE NIAGARA FALLS, NY AIRPORT.  THE AIRCRAFT LANDED AT THE NIAGARA FALLS, NY AIRPORT WITHOUT INCIDENT.  ACCORDING TO COMPANY MAINTENANCE PERSONNEL, THE VALVE COVER CASTING ON THE NUMBER 5 CYLINDER OF THE RIGHT ENGINE HAD CRACKED.  MAINTENANCE PERSONNEL REPLACED THE NUMBER 5 CYCLINDER AND THE AIRCRAFT WAS RETURNED TO SERVICE.  THE PMI WAS NOTIFIED.  THIS INCIDENT IS CLOSED.

## Other reports on N36AP (1)

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

- [Incident 19890119007569I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19890119007569I), Jan 19, 1989: Doug DC3C (N36AP), Memphis, TN. Tube from blower section to cylinder dislodged at both ends while taxiing. Leaked fuel caused short term fire.

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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