# Incident 19880623068699I: Dhav DHC2MK1, Old Town, ME, June 23, 1988

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: June 23, 1988, 16:30 local time
- Place: Old Town, ME
- Damage: Minor damage
- Phase of flight: Starting Engines
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 44.9342° N, 68.6453° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Old Town, ME, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=44.9342&lon=-68.6453&mi=10
- Aircraft: N4756T, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N4756T) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Dehavilland BEAVER DHC-2 MK.1 (registry code 2800102, https://openairdocs.org/model/dehavilland-beaver-dhc-2-mk-1) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Pratt & Whitney R-985-AN-1 (registry code 51659, https://openairdocs.org/engine/pratt-whitney-r-985-an-1) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: DHAV DHC2MK1
- Reported engine: PWA R985AN14B
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 15,000 total, 100 in this make and model, 75 in the last 90 days
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19880623068699I

## Narrative

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

ENGINE CAUGHT FIRE ON START UP. ENGINE WAS FLOODED AND BACKFIRED. DESTROYED WIRING HARNESS.

## Other reports on N4756T (1)

Matched to the same aircraft by N-number and date.

- [Accident 20070903021339A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20070903021339A), Sep 3, 2007: Dhav DHC2MK1 (N4756T), Kodiak, AK, Substantial damage. (-23) The pilot stated that while landing a float equipped aircraft on a saltwater bay in a semi remote region of Kodiak island in Alaska, the wind in the bay…

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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