# Incident 19811002077479I: Dhav DHC7102, Washington, DC, October 2, 1981

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: October 2, 1981, 17:45 local time
- Place: Washington, DC
- Airport: Washington Nation
- Phase of flight: Climb
- Operating rules: Air taxi and commuter (Part 135)
- Operator: HNAA
- Location: 38.8951° N, 77.0364° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Washington, DC, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=38.8951&lon=-77.0364&mi=10
- Aircraft: N901HA, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N901HA-2017-05-23) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Dehavilland DHC-7-102 (registry code 2802708, https://openairdocs.org/model/dehavilland-dhc-7-102) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: U/A Canada PT6A series (registry code 61508, https://openairdocs.org/engine/u-a-canada-pt6a-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: DHAV DHC7102
- People aboard: 42
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 0 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/19811002077479I

## Narrative

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

ZA UNSCHEDULED LANDING. RETURNED TO AIRPORT BECAUSE CABIN ATTENDANT ACCIDENTLY INJURED BY PASSENGER.

## Other reports on N901HA (1)

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

- [Incident 19880908043199I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19880908043199I), Sep 8, 1988: Dhav DHC7102 (N901HA), White Plains, NY, Minor damage. After starting APU,pilot smelled smoke. Exited plane and saw flames from tail. APU shut down and fire extinguished.

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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