# Incident 19790803033389I: Dehavilland DH104 DOVE 6A, Auburn, AL, August 3, 1979

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: August 3, 1979, 00:00 local time
- Place: Auburn, AL
- Airport: Opelika
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Level Off Touchdown
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 32.6099° N, 85.4808° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Auburn, AL, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=32.6099&lon=-85.4808&mi=10
- Aircraft: N4263C, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N4263C-2012-11-21) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Dehavilland DH104 DOVE 6A (registry code 2800410, https://openairdocs.org/model/dehavilland-dh104-dove-6a) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Dehav ENG GQ-70MK2 (registry code 20007, https://openairdocs.org/engine/dehav-eng-gq-70mk2) (OpenAirDocs)
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 1,439 total, 930 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/19790803033389I

## Narrative

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

GEAR COLLAPSED ON TOUCHDOWN. FOUND THREADS STRIPPED OUT OF LOWER LINK.

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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