# Incident 19791117045319I: Dhav DHC2*, Stead, NV, November 17, 1979

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: November 17, 1979, 13:50 local time
- Place: Stead, NV
- Phase of flight: Fcd/Prec Ldg From Cruise
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Aircraft: N28378, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N28378) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Dehavilland BEAVER DHC-2 MK.1 (registry code 2800102, https://openairdocs.org/model/dehavilland-beaver-dhc-2-mk-1) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Pratt & Whitney R-985 series (registry code 52008, https://openairdocs.org/engine/pratt-whitney-r-985-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: DHAV DHC2*
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 7,000 total, 300 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/19791117045319I

## Narrative

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

PILOT REPORTED SMOKE IN COCKPIT. BENDIX E80 STARTER MOTOR RUNNING CONSTANTLY HEATING GREASE IN MOTOR.

## Other reports on N28378 (1)

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

- [Incident 19800106011069I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19800106011069I), Jan 6, 1980: Dhav DHC2/ (N28378), Reno, NV, 1 fatal. Skydiver killed when jumper failed to open chutes. Both chutes were successfully deployed during investigation..

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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