# Accident 19731206041929A: Hwksly DH1045A, Knoxville, TN, December 6, 1973

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: December 6, 1973
- Place: Knoxville, TN
- Airport: Mcghee-Tyson
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Engine Run-Up
- Location: 35.8111° N, 83.9941° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at MC GHEE TYSON (TYS), within about a mile (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=35.8111&lon=-83.9941&mi=10
- Aircraft: N10BB, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N10BB-2013-06-14) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Dehavilland DH104 DOVE 6BA (registry code 2800412, https://openairdocs.org/model/dehavilland-dh104-dove-6ba) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Dehav ENG GQ-30 MK2 (registry code 20005, https://openairdocs.org/engine/dehav-eng-gq-30-mk2) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: HWKSLY DH1045A
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 0 in this make and model, 0 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB IAD74AI032](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/IAD74AI032) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19731206041929A

## Narrative

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

PLT LEFT SCENE HAS NOT BEEN LOCATED.CAUSE OF FIRE COULD NOT BE DETERMINED DUE FIRE DMG TO ACFT.

## 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 IAD74AI032](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/IAD74AI032), Dec 6, 1973: Dehavilland DH-104 (N10BB), Knoxville, TN, 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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