# Incident 19790216005939I: Hwksly DH1045A, Memphis, TN, February 16, 1979

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: February 16, 1979, 08:30 local time
- Place: Memphis, TN
- Airport: International
- Damage: Minor damage
- Phase of flight: Roll-Out (Fixed Wing)
- Operating rules: Air taxi and commuter (Part 135)
- Location: 35.1495° N, 90.0490° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Memphis, TN, within about 10 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=35.1495&lon=-90.0490&mi=10
- Aircraft: N630H, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N630H-2014-12-22) (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 DH1045A
- People aboard: 3
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 1,840 total, 440 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/19790216005939I

## Narrative

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

ZD NOSE GEAR COLLAPSED ON LANDING. SUSPECT ICE ON OVER CENTER DRAG LINK.

## Other reports on N630H (2)

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

- [Accident 19810501024029A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19810501024029A), May 1, 1981: Hwksly DH1045A (N630H), Sebring, FL, Substantial damage. Lost an engine shortly after takeoff. Crash-landed off airport. Airplane had steel aux fuel tanks in cabin.
- [Incident 19780128004369I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19780128004369I), Jan 28, 1978: Hwksly DH104/ (N630H), Meridian, MS, Minor damage. Nose gear collapsed on rollout.

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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