# Incident 19891007055249I: Dhav DHC2MK1, Little Falls, NY, October 7, 1989

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: October 7, 1989, 11:00 local time
- Place: Little Falls, NY
- Damage: Minor damage
- Phase of flight: Fcd/Prec Ldg From Cruise
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 43.0448° N, 74.8567° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Little Falls, NY, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=43.0448&lon=-74.8567&mi=10
- Aircraft: N103SY, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N103SY-2008-07-31) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Dehavilland DHC-3 (registry code 2800202, https://openairdocs.org/model/dehavilland-dhc-3) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Pratt & Whitney R1340 series (registry code 52016, https://openairdocs.org/engine/pratt-whitney-r1340-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: DHAV DHC2MK1
- Reported engine: PWA R985AN14B
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 40,000 total, 1,000 in this make and model, 150 in the last 90 days
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19891007055249I

## Narrative

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

LOW OIL PRESSURE. WINDSHIELD COVERED WITH OIL. EMERGENCY LANDING IN FIELD. NR5 CYLINDER HOLD DOWN BOLTS HAD FAILED.

## Other reports on N103SY (1)

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

- [Incident 19890128017189I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19890128017189I), Jan 28, 1989: Dhav DHC2MK1 (N103SY), Napoleon, OH, Minor damage. Landed short of runway. Left gear wheel hit edge of runway. Landing gear float assembly received 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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