# Accident 19841023070479A: Dhav DHC4A, Nova Scotia, CN, October 23, 1984

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: October 23, 1984, 03:07 local time
- Place: Nova Scotia, CN
- Damage: Destroyed
- Phase of flight: Fcd/Prec Ldg From Cruise
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Aircraft: N5488R (not matched to a registry record)
- Reported make and model: DHAV DHC4A
- Reported engine: PWA R20007M2
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 0 in this make and model, 0 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB NYC85LA013](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC85LA013) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19841023070479A

## Narrative

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

GOT OFF COURSE FLYING FROM THE AZORES TO ST JOHN, NEWFOUNDLAND.  RAN OUT OF FUEL, DITCHED.  PILOT MISSING.

## 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 NYC85LA013](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC85LA013), Oct 23, 1984: De Havilland DHC-4 (N5488R), Sable Island Ns, Canada, 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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