# Incident 19810706087639I: Hwksly DH1142DA, San Juan, Puerto Rico, July 6, 1981

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: July 6, 1981, 12:46 local time
- Place: San Juan, Puerto Rico
- Airport: Puerto Rico International
- Damage: Minor damage
- Phase of flight: To Init Climb(1st Pwr Reduct)
- Operating rules: Air taxi and commuter (Part 135)
- Operator: PQAA
- Location: 18.4663° N, 66.1057° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of San Juan, PR, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=18.4663&lon=-66.1057&mi=10
- Aircraft: N578PR, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N578PR-2013-04-23) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Dehavilland DH 114 HERON 2X (registry code 2800508, https://openairdocs.org/model/dehavilland-dh-114-heron-2x) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Continental IO-520 series (registry code 17032, https://openairdocs.org/engine/continental-io-520-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: HWKSLY DH1142DA
- Reported engine: CONT IO520E
- People aboard: 14
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 20,309 total, 10,739 in this make and model, 262 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB MIA81IA092](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MIA81IA092) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19810706087639I

## Narrative

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

ON TAKEOFF AT V TWO SPEED, AIRCRAFT DROPPED AND HIT RUNWAY BEFORE CONTINUING ON. THUNDERSTORM PASSED OVER RUNWAY.

## 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 MIA81IA092](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MIA81IA092), Jul 6, 1981: Dehavilland DH-114 (N578PR), San Juan, PR, incident, minor damage

## Other reports on N578PR (1)

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

- [Incident 19780331012149I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19780331012149I), Mar 31, 1978: Hwksly DH114/ (N578PR), Mayaguez, Puerto Rico, Minor damage. Engine shut down due to fire warning light. Exhaust stub broken off cylinder flange. Wiring damaged by fire.

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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