# Incident 19801116084229I: Dhav DHC6TWNOTTER, Burlington, VT, November 16, 1980

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: November 16, 1980, 10:00 local time
- Place: Burlington, VT
- Airport: International
- Phase of flight: Fcd/Prec Ldg From Cruise
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Operator: ANAA
- Location: 44.4924° N, 73.2395° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Burlington, VT, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=44.4924&lon=-73.2395&mi=10
- Aircraft: N59AN, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N59AN-1989-05-24) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Dehavilland DHC-6 TWIN OTTER (registry code 2802606, https://openairdocs.org/model/dehavilland-dhc-6-twin-otter) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: DHAV DHC6TWNOTTER
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 3,357 total, 1,876 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/19801116084229I

## Narrative

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

ENGINE LOST POWER AFTER TORQUE FLUCTUATIONS, WAS SHUT DOWN. SUSPECT FUEL CONTAMINATION.

## Other reports on N59AN (2)

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

- [Incident 19810909065379I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19810909065379I), Sep 9, 1981: Dhav DHC6TWNOTTER (N59AN), Syracuse, NY, Minor damage. Za at 1000 ft right prop lost RPM. Reduced power then shutdown engine. Returned to field. Switch pn KX5-1-1.
- [Incident 19791126046149I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19791126046149I), Nov 26, 1979: Dhav DHC6TWNOTTER (N59AN), Albany, NY, Minor damage. While following ground personnels instructions, pilot hit side of building with left wingtip while parking.

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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