# Accident 19810806050399A: Dhav DHC1, Mequon, WI, August 6, 1981

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: August 6, 1981, 12:30 local time
- Place: Mequon, WI
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Fcd/Prec Ldg From Cruise
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 43.2364° N, 87.9845° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Mequon, WI, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=43.2364&lon=-87.9845&mi=10
- Aircraft: N1114V, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N1114V) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Dehavilland DHC-1 (registry code 2801702, https://openairdocs.org/model/dehavilland-dhc-1) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Lycoming GO-435 (registry code 41520, https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-go-435) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: DHAV DHC1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 11,550 total, 2,500 in this make and model, 170 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB CHI81FEP41](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI81FEP41) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19810806050399A

## Narrative

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

PILOT'S UNSECURED BRIEF CASE MOVED REVERSE TYPE MIXTURE CONTROL TO OFF. UNOTICED BY PILOT WHO MADE FORCED LANDING.

## 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 CHI81FEP41](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI81FEP41), Aug 6, 1981: Dehavilland DHC-1 (N1114V), Mequon, WI, substantial damage

## Other reports on N1114V (1)

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

- [Incident 19810226021349I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19810226021349I), Feb 26, 1981: Dhav DHC1 (N1114V), Indian Dunes, CA, Minor damage. Aircraft struck top of truck during film production.

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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