# Incident 19800615082309I: Dhav DHC1, Fredericksburg, VA, June 15, 1980

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: June 15, 1980, 16:00 local time
- Place: Fredericksburg, VA
- Airport: Shannon
- Damage: Minor damage
- Phase of flight: Descent
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 38.2669° N, 77.4492° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at SHANNON (EZF), within about a mile (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=38.2669&lon=-77.4492&mi=10
- Aircraft: N33BR, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N33BR) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Dehavilland DHC-1B-2-S3 (registry code 2801738, https://openairdocs.org/model/dehavilland-dhc-1b-2-s3) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Lycoming GO-480 series (registry code 41527, https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-go-480-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: DHAV DHC1
- Reported engine: LYC GO480G2D6
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 7,000 total, 2,500 in this make and model, 0 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB ATL80IA056](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ATL80IA056) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19800615082309I

## Narrative

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

UPPER HINGE ON VERTICAL FIN FAILED DURING AIR SHOW. LOST ALL RUDDER CONTROL, LANDED WITHOUT FURTHER INCIDENT.

## The NTSB's investigation of this event (1)

From the NTSB's public API. Aircraft are matched to registry aircraft by N-number and event date, checked against the reported serial number, make and model; the registry's history has gaps, so older matches can be wrong. Compare the reported make and model.

- [NTSB ATL80IA056](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ATL80IA056), Jun 15, 1980: Dehavilland DHC-13 (N33BR), Fredricksburg, VA, incident, minor damage

## Other reports on N33BR (1)

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

- [Accident 19750815026799A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19750815026799A), Aug 15, 1975: Dhav DHC1B2 (N33BR), Columbia, SC, Substantial damage. Fuselage buckled aft of wg trailing edge. Elev rendered inop. Plt used elev trim for ldg.

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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