# Incident 19800502045249I: Dhav DHC71, New York, NY, May 2, 1980

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: May 2, 1980, 15:45 local time
- Place: New York, NY
- Airport: Jfk
- Damage: Minor damage
- Phase of flight: Takeoff Ground Roll
- Operating rules: Air carrier (Part 121)
- Operator: RANA
- Location: 40.7143° N, 74.0060° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of New York, NY, within about 10 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=40.7143&lon=-74.0060&mi=10
- Aircraft: N170RA, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N170RA-1996-08-29) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Dehavilland DHC-7-102 (registry code 2802708, https://openairdocs.org/model/dehavilland-dhc-7-102) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: DHAV DHC71
- People aboard: 27
- 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/19800502045249I

## Narrative

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

NOSE WHEEL CAME OFF DURING TAKEOFF. LANDED WITHOUT FURTHER INCIDENT.

## Other reports on N170RA (1)

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

- [Accident 19880921044939A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19880921044939A), Sep 21, 1988: Dhav DHC7102 (N170RA), Albany, NY, Substantial damage. Left engine blew up. Fragments pierced cabin injuring two passengers.

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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