# Incident 19801208085629I: Dhav DHC6TWNOTTER, Los Angeles, CA, December 8, 1980

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: December 8, 1980, 15:00 local time
- Place: Los Angeles, CA
- Airport: International
- Phase of flight: Climb
- Operating rules: Air taxi and commuter (Part 135)
- Operator: GWAA
- Location: 34.0522° N, 118.2437° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Los Angeles, CA, within about 12 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=34.0522&lon=-118.2437&mi=10
- Aircraft: N66180, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N66180-1988-07-05) (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
- People aboard: 13
- 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/19801208085629I

## Narrative

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

AFTER TAKEOFF CREW WAS UNABLE TO GET LEFT RUDDER TRIM STATIC WICK HAD ROTATED DOWN, JAMMING RUDDER TRIM TAB.

## Other reports on N66180 (2)

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

- [Incident 19780213006479I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19780213006479I), Feb 13, 1978: Dhav DHC6/ (N66180), Los Angeles, CA. Engine shut down due to low oil pressure. Dip stick found to be missing.
- [Accident 19761229042542A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19761229042542A), Dec 29, 1976: Dhav DHC6* (N66180), Los Angeles, CA, Substantial damage. N66180 taxiing to maint hangar.

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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