19790430200709I

Incident

FAA incident report · Hwksly DH114/ · Fresno, CA · April 30, 1979

Date: April 30, 1979 · 19:00 local
Place: Fresno, CA
Airport: Municipal
Phase of flight: Final Approach
Operating rules: Air taxi and commuter (Part 135)
Operator: SWTT
Aircraft: N415SA
Reported as: Hwksly DH114/
People aboard: 7
Fatal injuries: 0
Pilot’s flight hours: 4,500 total1,500 in this make and model0 in the last 90 days

N415SARegistered now · Dehavilland DH 114 HERON 2XS/N 14064 · Built 1954 Airframe modelDehavilland DH 114 HERON 2X Engine modelLycoming TI0-540 seriesTurbo-prop

From the FAA’s Accident/Incident Data System (AIDS), through its Aviation Safety Information Portal, as reported. The NTSB investigates accidents separately, and its record of an accident is the fuller one. The aircraft is matched to the registry 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.

What happened

The FAA’s narrative, in sentence case. The FAA writes it in capitals and removes private details.

Pilot reported rudder flutter. Trim tab spring strut assembly defective.

As the FAA filed it

PILOT REPORTED RUDDER FLUTTER. TRIM TAB SPRING STRUT ASSEMBLY DEFECTIVE.

Other reports on N415SA · 2

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

Incident 19841218070909IGround Taxi, Other Airplane · Honolulu, HIPilot attempted to taxi between work stand and another aircraft. Left wing struck work stand.Dec 18, 1984 · Reported as Hwksly DH1142X · Minor damage Incident 19840411020329IClimb · Hot Springs, ARNo 1 engine feathered on climbout. Continued to destination. Lost oil due to failure of the side of the oil cooler.Apr 11, 1984 · Reported as Hwksly DH1142X