# Incident 19810227017159I: Dhav DHC6TWNOTTER, Manchester, NH, February 27, 1981

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: February 27, 1981, 12:15 local time
- Place: Manchester, NH
- Airport: Municipal
- Phase of flight: Normal Cruise
- Operating rules: Air taxi and commuter (Part 135)
- Operator: PREA
- Location: 42.9956° N, 71.4548° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Manchester, NH, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=42.9956&lon=-71.4548&mi=10
- Aircraft: N711AS, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N711AS-2020-01-09) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Dehavilland DHC-6 TWIN OTTER (registry code 2802606, https://openairdocs.org/model/dehavilland-dhc-6-twin-otter) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: U/A Canada PT6 SER 578HP (registry code 61501, https://openairdocs.org/engine/u-a-canada-pt6-ser-578hp) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: DHAV DHC6TWNOTTER
- People aboard: 2
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 10,760 total, 2,430 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/19810227017159I

## Narrative

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

CORRODED PLUG CAUSED FALSE FIRE ALARM ON THE LEFT ENGINE.

## Other reports on N711AS (3)

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

- [Incident 20110626018389I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20110626018389I), Jun 26, 2011: Dehavilland DHC-6 TWIN OTTER (N711AS), Cedartown, GA, No damage. During parachute/skydiving operation, jumpers suffered minor injuries upon landing. Thunderstorms in the area created extremely gusty wind conditions.
- [Incident 19930411012139I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19930411012139I), Apr 11, 1993: Dhav DHC61 (N711AS), Apia, American Samoa, Minor damage. Pilot struck a ladder with wing tip while taxiing to fuel pit.
- [Incident 19850725050549I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19850725050549I), Jul 25, 1985: Dhav DHC6TWNOTTER (N711AS), Florence, SC. Weather vaned and hydroplaned as wind shifted. Ran off side of runway in heavy hurricane associated rain.

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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