42.9956° N, 71.4548° WPlaced by OpenAirDocs: center of Manchester, NH, within about 6 miles.Open in the map
Date
January 9, 1981 · 08:58 local
Place
Manchester, NH
Airport
Municipal
Phase of flight
Normal Cruise
Operating rules
Air taxi and commuter (Part 135)
Operator
PREA
Aircraft
N50RP
Reported as
Dhav DHC6*
People aboard
7
Fatal injuries
0
Pilot’s flight hours
11,489 total123 in this make and model0 in the last 90 days
From the FAA’s Accident/Incident Data System (AIDS), through its Aviation Safety Information Portal, as reported. The NTSB investigates accidents separately, and its record of an accident is the fuller one. The aircraft is matched to the registry 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.
What happened
The FAA’s narrative, in sentence case. The FAA writes it in capitals and removes private details.
Crew made precationary landing after detecting fuel fumes in cabin. Aft fuel cap found improperly installed.
As the FAA filed it
CREW MADE PRECATIONARY LANDING AFTER DETECTING FUEL FUMES IN CABIN. AFT FUEL CAP FOUND IMPROPERLY INSTALLED.