# Accident 19850817039309A: Dhavxx DH82AROBRTSN, Elmore, IL, August 17, 1985

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: August 17, 1985, 12:12 local time
- Place: Elmore, IL
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Fcd/Prec Ldg From Cruise
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 40.9567° N, 89.9771° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Elmore, IL, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=40.9567&lon=-89.9771&mi=10
- Aircraft: N510AB, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N510AB-1992-11-20) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Dehavilland TIGER MOTH DH 82A (registry code 2801002, https://openairdocs.org/model/dehavilland-tiger-moth-dh-82a) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: DHAVXX DH82AROBRTSN
- Reported engine: DHAVXX GIPSYMAJOR1C
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 24,050 total, 40 in this make and model, 0 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB CHI85FEV02](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI85FEV02) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19850817039309A

## Narrative

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

HARD LANDING MADE AFTER ENGINE QUIT IN FLIGHT. ONE EXHAUST VALVE WOULD STICK OPEN. FRONT CYLINDERS CRASH DAMAGED.

## 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 CHI85FEV02](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI85FEV02), Aug 17, 1985: de Havilland DH-82A (N510AB), Elmore, IL, 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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