# Incident 19800115013879I: Hwksly DH1045A, Dorado, Puerto Rico, January 15, 1980

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: January 15, 1980, 13:30 local time
- Place: Dorado, Puerto Rico
- Airport: Private
- Damage: Minor damage
- Phase of flight: Normal Cruise
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 18.4690° N, 66.2711° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Dorado, PR, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=18.4690&lon=-66.2711&mi=10
- Aircraft: N1300H, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N1300H-1991-11-05) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Dehavilland DH104 DOVE 5A (registry code 2800406, https://openairdocs.org/model/dehavilland-dh104-dove-5a) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: HWKSLY DH1045A
- Reported engine: RROYCE GIPSY70MK2
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 3,000 total, 52 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/19800115013879I

## Narrative

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

ON TEST FLIGHT,PILOT SAW SMOKE,FIRE IN NR2 ENGINE. HOLE WAS FOUND IN CRANKCASE CAUSED BY FAILED CONNECTING ROD CAP.

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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