# Incident 19790430200709I: Hwksly DH114/, Fresno, CA, April 30, 1979

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: April 30, 1979, 19:00 local time
- Place: Fresno, CA
- Airport: Municipal
- Phase of flight: Final Approach
- Operating rules: Air taxi and commuter (Part 135)
- Operator: SWTT
- Location: 36.7477° N, 119.7724° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Fresno, CA, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=36.7477&lon=-119.7724&mi=10
- Aircraft: N415SA, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N415SA) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Dehavilland DH 114 HERON 2X (registry code 2800508, https://openairdocs.org/model/dehavilland-dh-114-heron-2x) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Lycoming TI0-540 series (registry code 41533, https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-ti0-540-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: HWKSLY DH114/
- People aboard: 7
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 4,500 total, 1,500 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/19790430200709I

## Narrative

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

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 19841218070909I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19841218070909I), Dec 18, 1984: Hwksly DH1142X (N415SA), Honolulu, HI, Minor damage. Pilot attempted to taxi between work stand and another aircraft. Left wing struck work stand.
- [Incident 19840411020329I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19840411020329I), Apr 11, 1984: Hwksly DH1142X (N415SA), Hot Springs, AR. No 1 engine feathered on climbout. Continued to destination. Lost oil due to failure of the side of the oil cooler.

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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