# Accident 19880422013079A: Dhav DHC8101, Dothan, AL, April 22, 1988

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: April 22, 1988, 15:35 local time
- Place: Dothan, AL
- Airport: Private
- Damage: Minor damage
- Phase of flight: Fcd/Prec Ldg From Cruise
- Operating rules: Air carrier (Part 121)
- Operator: EMXA
- Location: 31.2292° N, 85.4003° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=31.2292&lon=-85.4003&mi=10
- Aircraft: N804MX (not matched to a registry record)
- Reported make and model: DHAV DHC8101
- Reported engine: PWA PW120A
- People aboard: 24
- Fatal injuries: 0
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB ATL88IA146](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ATL88IA146) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19880422013079A

## Narrative

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

RIGHT ENGINE FIRE IN FLIGHT. USED FIRE BOTTLES. SHUT DOWN AND DIVERTED. TURBINE BLADE SEPARATION.OIL LINES RUPTURED

## 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 ATL88IA146](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ATL88IA146), Apr 22, 1988: de Havilland DHC-8-101/102 (N804MX), Dothan, AL, incident, minor 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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