# Accident 19740711022639A: Dhav DHC1B2, Massena, NY, July 11, 1974

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: July 11, 1974
- Place: Massena, NY
- Airport: Richards Field
- Damage: Destroyed
- Phase of flight: Forced/Precautionary Landing
- Location: 44.9290° N, 74.8930° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Massena, NY, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=44.9290&lon=-74.8930&mi=10
- Aircraft: N88902, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N88902-1974-09-09) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Dehavilland DHC-1B-2 (registry code 2801736, https://openairdocs.org/model/dehavilland-dhc-1b-2) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: DHAV DHC1B2
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 1,100 total, 254 in this make and model, 30 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB NYC75FFA03](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC75FFA03) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19740711022639A

## Narrative

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

PLT FAILED TO REMOVE CLOTH FM CARBURETOR AIR INLET DRG PREFLIGHT.

## 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 NYC75FFA03](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC75FFA03), Jul 11, 1974: Dehavilland DHC-1B (N88902), Massena, NY, 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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