# Accident 19820221000689A: Dhav DHC6100, Providence, RI, February 21, 1982

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: February 21, 1982, 15:33 local time
- Place: Providence, RI
- Airport: T. F. Green Int
- Damage: Destroyed
- Phase of flight: Normal Cruise
- Operating rules: Air taxi and commuter (Part 135)
- Operator: PLGA
- Location: 41.8231° N, 71.4188° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Providence, RI, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=41.8231&lon=-71.4188&mi=10
- Aircraft: N127PM (not matched to a registry record)
- Reported make and model: DHAV DHC6100
- Reported engine: PWA PT6A20
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 1
- Pilot flight hours: 6,500 total, 2,700 in this make and model, 260 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB DCA82AA016](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/DCA82AA016) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19820221000689A

## Narrative

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

ACCIDENT OCCURRED DURING EMERGENCY LANDING AFTER ISOPROPYL LEAK IN WINDSHIELD DEICING CAUSED FIRE IN COCKPIT.

## 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 DCA82AA016](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/DCA82AA016), Feb 21, 1982: de Havilland DHC-6 (N127PM), Providence, RI, destroyed, 1 fatal

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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