# Accident 19770122001219A: Dhav DHC1B2, Walls, MS, January 22, 1977

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: January 22, 1977
- Place: Walls, MS
- Airport: Twinkletown
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Final Approach
- Location: 34.9256° N, 90.1633° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Walls, MS, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=34.9256&lon=-90.1633&mi=10
- Aircraft: N8DW, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N8DW) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Dehavilland DHC-1 (registry code 2801702, https://openairdocs.org/model/dehavilland-dhc-1) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Lycoming IO-540 series (registry code 41530, https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-io-540-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: DHAV DHC1B2
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 120 total, 13 in this make and model, 2 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB MIA77FLT01](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MIA77FLT01) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19770122001219A

## Narrative

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

L FLAP INBOARD HINGE BKN.HINGE RUSTED,SLACK IN CABLE ALLOWED BOTH FLAPS TO RETRACT.

## 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 MIA77FLT01](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MIA77FLT01), Jan 22, 1977: Dehavilland OHC-1 (N8DW), Walls, MS, 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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