# Accident 19730515011429A: Hwksly DH1045A, Moses Lake, WA, May 15, 1973

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: May 15, 1973
- Place: Moses Lake, WA
- Airport: Moses Lake
- Damage: Destroyed
- Phase of flight: Forced/Precautionary Landing
- Location: 47.1420° N, 119.2379° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at MOSES LAKE MUNI (W20), within about a mile (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=47.1420&lon=-119.2379&mi=10
- Aircraft: N4041B, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N4041B-1981-01-31) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Dehavilland DH104 DOVE 6A (registry code 2800410, https://openairdocs.org/model/dehavilland-dh104-dove-6a) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: HWKSLY DH1045A
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 2,795 total, 15 in this make and model, 265 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB SEA73FYG31](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/SEA73FYG31) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19730515011429A

## Narrative

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

L ENG LOST PWR.PLT CONT TKOF,DIDNT FEATH PROP OR RAISE GR.FLAPS WERE RETRACTED.UN MAINTAIN FLT.

## 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 SEA73FYG31](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/SEA73FYG31), May 15, 1973: Dehavilland DH104 (N4041B), Moses Lake, WA, destroyed

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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