# Incident 19810909065379I: Dhav DHC6TWNOTTER, Syracuse, NY, September 9, 1981

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: September 9, 1981, 17:56 local time
- Place: Syracuse, NY
- Airport: Syracuse
- Damage: Minor damage
- Phase of flight: To Init Climb(1st Pwr Reduct)
- Operating rules: Air taxi and commuter (Part 135)
- Operator: ANAA
- Location: 43.0413° N, 76.1432° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Syracuse, NY, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=43.0413&lon=-76.1432&mi=10
- Aircraft: N59AN, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N59AN-1989-05-24) (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
- Reported engine: PWA PT6A20
- People aboard: 11
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 2,480 total, 631 in this make and model, 144 in the last 90 days
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19810909065379I

## Narrative

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

ZA AT 1000 FT RIGHT PROP LOST RPM. REDUCED POWER THEN SHUTDOWN ENGINE. RETURNED TO FIELD. SWITCH PN KX5-1-1.

## Other reports on N59AN (2)

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

- [Incident 19801116084229I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19801116084229I), Nov 16, 1980: Dhav DHC6TWNOTTER (N59AN), Burlington, VT. Engine lost power after torque fluctuations, was shut down. Suspect fuel contamination.
- [Incident 19791126046149I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19791126046149I), Nov 26, 1979: Dhav DHC6TWNOTTER (N59AN), Albany, NY, Minor damage. While following ground personnels instructions, pilot hit side of building with left wingtip while parking.

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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