# Incident 19780413012319I: Dhav DHC6/, Hyannis, MA, April 13, 1978

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: April 13, 1978, 13:15 local time
- Place: Hyannis, MA
- Airport: Barnstable Municipal
- Phase of flight: Climb
- Operating rules: Air taxi and commuter (Part 135)
- Operator: ANE
- Location: 41.6529° N, 70.2828° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Hyannis, MA, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=41.6529&lon=-70.2828&mi=10
- Aircraft: N201E, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N201E-1994-12-15) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Dehavilland DHC-6 TWIN OTTER (registry code 2802606, https://openairdocs.org/model/dehavilland-dhc-6-twin-otter) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: DHAV DHC6/
- People aboard: 16
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 0 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/19780413012319I

## Narrative

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

FLIGHT RETURNED DUE TO LEFT PROP WOULD NOT GO ABOVE 70 RPM. OVERSPEED GOVERNOR SOLENOID INTERMITTENT.

## Other reports on N201E (1)

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

- [Incident 19791009051759I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19791009051759I), Oct 9, 1979: Dhav DHC6TWNOTTER (N201E), Boston, MA. Engine shutdown due to fuel control unit failure.

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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