# Incident 19790124004159I: Dhav DHC6TWNOTTER, Boston, MA, January 24, 1979

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: January 24, 1979, 16:04 local time
- Place: Boston, MA
- Airport: Logan International
- Phase of flight: Initial Approach-IFR
- Operating rules: Air carrier (Part 121)
- Operator: ANE
- Location: 42.3584° N, 71.0598° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Boston, MA, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=42.3584&lon=-71.0598&mi=10
- Aircraft: N239Z, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N239Z-2023-05-01) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Dehavilland DHC-6-300 (registry code 2802630, https://openairdocs.org/model/dehavilland-dhc-6-300) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Pratt & Whitney Canada PT6A-27 series (registry code 52247, https://openairdocs.org/engine/pratt-whitney-canada-pt6a-27-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: DHAV DHC6TWNOTTER
- People aboard: 17
- 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/19790124004159I

## Narrative

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

PILOT REQUESTED PRIORITY LANDING DUE TO NO FUEL TRANSFER. FUEL QUANTITY INDICATOR WAS STUCK.

## Other reports on N239Z (2)

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

- [Incident 19790903034069I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19790903034069I), Sep 3, 1979: Dhav DHC6TWNOTTER (N239Z), Boston, MA. Flight returned after fire warning. Replaced detectors.
- [Incident 19790206004949I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19790206004949I), Feb 6, 1979: Dhav DHC6TWNOTTER (N239Z), Boston, MA. Aborted takeoff due to low torque. Replaced prop governor.

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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