# Accident 19730404009389A: Hwksly DH1251A, Wilmington, DE, April 4, 1973

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: April 4, 1973
- Place: Wilmington, DE
- Airport: Wilmington
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Forced/Precautionary Landing
- Location: 39.6787° N, 75.6065° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at Wilmington Airport (ILG), within about a mile (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=39.6787&lon=-75.6065&mi=10
- Aircraft: N4646S (not matched to a registry record)
- Reported make and model: HWKSLY DH1251A
- People aboard: 4
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 3,977 total, 513 in this make and model, 0 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB NYC73FHD31](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC73FHD31) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19730404009389A

## Narrative

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

OPS MANUAL REC USE OF AUTO-IGNITION SYS DURING RAIN,ICING COND.WIND GUSTING 23K.

## 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 NYC73FHD31](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC73FHD31), Apr 4, 1973: Beech A90 (N4646S), Wilmington, DE, substantial damage

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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