# Accident 19840721039569A: Dhav DHC6TWNOTTER, Tau, Manua Isl, American Samoa, July 21, 1984

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: July 21, 1984, 13:30 local time
- Place: Tau, Manua Isl, American Samoa
- Airport: Private
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Forced Landing
- Operating rules: Air taxi and commuter (Part 135)
- Operator: SPIA
- Location: 14.2336° S, 169.5144° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Ta‘ū, AS, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=-14.2336&lon=-169.5144&mi=10
- Aircraft: N43SP, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N43SP-1984-08-23) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Dehavilland DHC-6-300 (registry code 2802630, https://openairdocs.org/model/dehavilland-dhc-6-300) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: DHAV DHC6TWNOTTER
- Reported engine: PWA PT6A27
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 1
- Pilot flight hours: 5,094 total, 1,020 in this make and model, 390 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB LAX84FA415](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX84FA415) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19840721039569A

## Narrative

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

WHILE HOLDING YOKE ON FINAL APPROACH FELT SNAP. NO ELEVATOR CONTROL. STRUCK GROUND COMING TO REST AGAINST TERMINAL.

## 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 LAX84FA415](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX84FA415), Jul 21, 1984: de Havilland DHC-6-300 (N43SP), Tau, Antarctica, substantial damage, 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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