# Incident 19800601051299I: Dhav DHC2/, Rochester, MA, June 1, 1980

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: June 1, 1980, 18:00 local time
- Place: Rochester, MA
- Damage: Minor damage
- Phase of flight: Level Off Touchdown
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 41.7318° N, 70.8200° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Rochester, MA, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=41.7318&lon=-70.8200&mi=10
- Aircraft: N5160G, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N5160G) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Dehavilland DHC-2 MK. I(L20A) (registry code 2808002, https://openairdocs.org/model/dehavilland-dhc-2-mk-i-l20a) (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: 418 total, 128 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/19800601051299I

## Narrative

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

AIRPLANE EQUIPPED WITH NON-APPROVED, EXPERIMENTAL FLOATS FLIPPED OVER ATTEMPTING A WATER LANDING.

## Other reports on N5160G (1)

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

- [Incident 20090415046929I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20090415046929I), Apr 15, 2009: Dehavilland DHC-2 MK. I (N5160G), Ketchikan, AK, Minor damage. Check airman struck a submerged reef while demonstrating step taxi

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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