# Accident 19790407008559A: Dhav DHC1, Fayetteville, GA, April 7, 1979

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: April 7, 1979, 17:45 local time
- Place: Fayetteville, GA
- Damage: Destroyed
- Phase of flight: Normal Cruise
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 33.4491° N, 84.4728° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Fayetteville, GA, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=33.4491&lon=-84.4728&mi=10
- Aircraft: N122LT, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N122LT-2012-06-12) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Dehavilland DHC-1 (registry code 2801702, https://openairdocs.org/model/dehavilland-dhc-1) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Rolls-Royce GIPSY MK series (registry code 54560, https://openairdocs.org/engine/rolls-royce-gipsy-mk-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: DHAV DHC1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 1,697 total, 108 in this make and model, 34 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB MIA79FKG30](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MIA79FKG30) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19790407008559A

## Narrative

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

PILOT SAID THE ELEVATOR CONTROL JAMMED.A PARACHUTE WAS FOUND BETWEEN THE REAR SEAT AND CONTROL STICK.

## 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 MIA79FKG30](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MIA79FKG30), Apr 7, 1979: Dehavilland DHC-1 (N122LT), Fayetteville, GA, destroyed

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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