# Incident 19780331012149I: Hwksly DH114/, Mayaguez, Puerto Rico, March 31, 1978

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: March 31, 1978, 17:38 local time
- Place: Mayaguez, Puerto Rico
- Airport: Municipal
- Damage: Minor damage
- Phase of flight: Climb
- Operating rules: Air taxi and commuter (Part 135)
- Location: 18.2012° N, 67.1418° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Mayagüez, PR, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=18.2012&lon=-67.1418&mi=10
- Aircraft: N578PR, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N578PR-2013-04-23) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Dehavilland DH 114 HERON 2X (registry code 2800508, https://openairdocs.org/model/dehavilland-dh-114-heron-2x) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Continental IO-520 series (registry code 17032, https://openairdocs.org/engine/continental-io-520-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: HWKSLY DH114/
- People aboard: 17
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 13,162 total, 8,096 in this make and model, 0 in the last 90 days
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19780331012149I

## Narrative

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

ENGINE SHUT DOWN DUE TO FIRE WARNING LIGHT. EXHAUST STUB BROKEN OFF CYLINDER FLANGE. WIRING DAMAGED BY FIRE.

## Other reports on N578PR (1)

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

- [Incident 19810706087639I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19810706087639I), Jul 6, 1981: Hwksly DH1142DA (N578PR), San Juan, Puerto Rico, Minor damage. On takeoff at v two speed, aircraft dropped and hit runway before continuing on. Thunderstorm passed over runway.

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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