# Accident 19750815026799A: Dhav DHC1B2, Columbia, SC, August 15, 1975

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: August 15, 1975
- Place: Columbia, SC
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Descent
- Location: 34.0007° N, 81.0348° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Columbia, SC, within about 7 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=34.0007&lon=-81.0348&mi=10
- Aircraft: N33BR, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N33BR) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Dehavilland DHC-1B-2-S3 (registry code 2801738, https://openairdocs.org/model/dehavilland-dhc-1b-2-s3) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Lycoming GO-480 series (registry code 41527, https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-go-480-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: DHAV DHC1B2
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 4,000 total, 500 in this make and model, 40 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB MIA76FLG09](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MIA76FLG09) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19750815026799A

## Narrative

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

FUSELAGE BUCKLED AFT OF WG TRAILING EDGE. ELEV RENDERED INOP. PLT USED ELEV TRIM FOR LDG.

## 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 MIA76FLG09](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MIA76FLG09), Aug 15, 1975: Dehavilland DHC-1B (N33BR), Columbia, SC, substantial damage

## Other reports on N33BR (1)

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

- [Incident 19800615082309I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19800615082309I), Jun 15, 1980: Dhav DHC1 (N33BR), Fredericksburg, VA, Minor damage. Upper hinge on vertical fin failed during air show. Lost all rudder control, landed without further incident.

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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