# Accident 19841219014769A: Dhav DHC3, West Seattle, WA, December 19, 1984

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: December 19, 1984, 11:08 local time
- Place: West Seattle, WA
- Airport: Boeing
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Fcd/Prec Ldg From Cruise
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 47.5693° N, 122.3993° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=47.5693&lon=-122.3993&mi=10
- Aircraft: N4247A, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N4247A-2015-05-15) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Dehavilland DHC-3 (registry code 2800202, https://openairdocs.org/model/dehavilland-dhc-3) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Amateur-built UNKNOWN ENG (registry code 99999, https://openairdocs.org/engine/amateur-built-unknown-eng) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: DHAV DHC3
- Reported engine: PWA PT6A135
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 8,500 total, 15 in this make and model, 15 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB SEA85FA034](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/SEA85FA034) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19841219014769A

## Narrative

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

HEADER TANK BLADDER LOOSE, JAMMED FLOAT TO FULL POSITION, SHUT OFF VALVE LEAKED. COLLECTION TANK OUT VENT PLUGGED.

## 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 SEA85FA034](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/SEA85FA034), Dec 19, 1984: de Havilland DHC-3 Turbo (N4247A), West Seattle, WA, substantial damage

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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