# Accident 19790112007889A: Hwksly DH104/, Labelle, FL, January 12, 1979

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: January 12, 1979, 14:25 local time
- Place: Labelle, FL
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Fcd/Prec Ldg From Cruise
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 26.7209° N, 81.4525° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of LaBelle, FL, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=26.7209&lon=-81.4525&mi=10
- Aircraft: N80013, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N80013-2023-05-13) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Dehavilland DH104 DOVE 5A (registry code 2800406, https://openairdocs.org/model/dehavilland-dh104-dove-5a) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Dehav ENG GQ-70MK2 (registry code 20007, https://openairdocs.org/engine/dehav-eng-gq-70mk2) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: HWKSLY DH104/
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 7,613 total, 21 in this make and model, 288 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB MIA79FKT35](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MIA79FKT35) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19790112007889A

## Narrative

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

PILOT SAID HE LANDED ON A ROAD DUE TO PROP TROUBLE. NO MECHANICAL PROBLEM FOUND.

## 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 MIA79FKT35](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MIA79FKT35), Jan 12, 1979: Dehavilland DH-104 (N80013), Labelle, FL, 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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