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Accident

FAA accident report · Dhav DHC6TWNOTTER · Philadelphia, PA · October 6, 1982

Date
October 6, 1982 · 19:25 local
Place
Philadelphia, PA
Airport
International
Phase of flight
Normal Cruise
Operating rules
Air taxi and commuter (Part 135)
Operator
SJSA
Aircraft
N103AC
Reported as
Dhav DHC6TWNOTTER
Reported engine
Pratt & Whitney PT6A27
People aboard
5
Fatal injuries
0
Pilot’s flight hours
7,200 total6,150 in this make and model160 in the last 90 days

From the FAA’s Accident/Incident Data System (AIDS), through its Aviation Safety Information Portal, as reported. The NTSB investigates accidents separately, and its record of an accident is the fuller one. The aircraft is matched to the registry 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.

What happened

The FAA’s narrative, in sentence case. The FAA writes it in capitals and removes private details.

Right engine RPM deteriorated to idle speed. Found engine fuel control unit had failed.

As the FAA filed it

RIGHT ENGINE RPM DETERIORATED TO IDLE SPEED. FOUND ENGINE FUEL CONTROL UNIT HAD FAILED.