# Incident 19790524200519I: Dhav DHC6200, Hyannis, MA, May 24, 1979

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: May 24, 1979, 18:36 local time
- Place: Hyannis, MA
- Airport: Barnstable Municipal
- Phase of flight: Initial Approach-IFR
- Operating rules: Air taxi and commuter (Part 135)
- Operator: ANE
- Location: 41.6529° N, 70.2828° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Hyannis, MA, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=41.6529&lon=-70.2828&mi=10
- Aircraft: N203E, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N203E-2013-07-18) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Dehavilland DHC-6 TWIN OTTER (registry code 2802606, https://openairdocs.org/model/dehavilland-dhc-6-twin-otter) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: U/A Canada PT6 SER 578HP (registry code 61501, https://openairdocs.org/engine/u-a-canada-pt6-ser-578hp) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: DHAV DHC6200
- People aboard: 5
- 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/19790524200519I

## Narrative

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

FUMES NOTED IN PASSENGER CABIN. EMERGENCY LANDING MADE. AFT FUEL CAP DAMAGED BY IMPROPER INSTALLATION.

## Other reports on N203E (6)

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

- [Accident 20060729016389A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20060729016389A), Jul 29, 2006: Dhav DHC6300 (N203E), Sullivan, MO, Substantial damage, 6 fatal. (-23) Briefly after takeoff, the right engine emitted smoke and fire and subsequently was either shut-down intentionally by the pilot or quit operating (eye…
- [Incident 20040627012349I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20040627012349I), Jun 27, 2004: Dhav DHC6 (N203E), Sullivan, MO, 1 fatal. (-23) According to eyewitness [privacy data omitted] was doing a normal solo freefall. Main chute opened approximately 3000 feet AGL. [privacy data omitted]…
- [Accident 19900822035242A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19900822035242A), Aug 22, 1990: Dhav DHC6* (N203E), California City, CA, Substantial damage. In formation to film sky divers with N250CA,a 206B. Vertical tail portion was severed by rotors of the helicopter.
- [Incident 19790604014219I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19790604014219I), Jun 4, 1979: Dhav DHC6TWNOTTER (N203E), Windsor Locks, CT. Inflilght over voltage, both generators came off the line. RH cen. Could not be reset.
- [Incident 19781228020669I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19781228020669I), Dec 28, 1978: Dhav DHC6100 (N203E), Hyannis, MA. Engine shut down due to loss of oil pressure. The oil pump had failed.
- [Incident 19780926028709I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19780926028709I), Sep 26, 1978: Dhav DHC6200 (N203E), Boston, MA. Main tire went flat on landing. Cause undetermined.

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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