# Accident 19850605022629A: Dhav DH82, Orland, CA, June 5, 1985

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: June 5, 1985, 15:40 local time
- Place: Orland, CA
- Damage: Destroyed
- Phase of flight: Descent
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 39.7298° N, 122.3291° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=39.7298&lon=-122.3291&mi=10
- Aircraft: N99108, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N99108-2013-05-30) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Dehavilland TIGER MOTH DH 82A (registry code 2801002, https://openairdocs.org/model/dehavilland-tiger-moth-dh-82a) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Dehav ENG GIPSY MAJOR (registry code 20004, https://openairdocs.org/engine/dehav-eng-gipsy-major) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: DHAV DH82
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 11,190 total
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB SEA85LA128](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/SEA85LA128) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19850605022629A

## Narrative

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

PERFORMED AEROBATICS INCLUDING INVERTED SPIN. RECOVERED SPUN IN. WITNESS SAW PILOT CONSUME 3 OR 4 BEERS PRIOR FLITE

## 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 SEA85LA128](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/SEA85LA128), Jun 5, 1985: de Havilland DH 82A Tiger Moth (N99108), Orland, CA, destroyed

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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