# Incident 19821025065459I: Dhav DHC6TWNOTTER, Los Alomas, NM, October 25, 1982

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: October 25, 1982, 23:00 local time
- Place: Los Alomas, NM
- Airport: Municipal
- Damage: Minor damage
- Phase of flight: Takeoff Ground Roll
- Operating rules: Air taxi and commuter (Part 135)
- Operator: ROSA
- Aircraft: N72348 (not matched to a registry record)
- Reported make and model: DHAV DHC6TWNOTTER
- Reported engine: PWA PT6A27
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 5,320 total, 610 in this make and model, 161 in the last 90 days
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19821025065459I

## Narrative

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

PILOT SWERVED OFF RUNWAY ON TAKEOFF ROLL WHEN SEAT HEIGHT RETAINING PIN SLIPPED FROM RETAINING HOLE. SEAT DROPPED.

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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