# Incident 19911008049059I: Dhav DHC4A, Truckee, CA, October 8, 1991

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: October 8, 1991, 06:20 local time
- Place: Truckee, CA
- Airport: Truckee-Tahoe Airport
- Damage: Minor damage
- Phase of flight: Fcd/Prec Ldg From Cruise
- Operating rules: Air taxi and commuter (Part 135)
- Operator: UNIA
- Location: 39.3201° N, 120.1396° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at TRUCKEE-TAHOE (TRK), within about a mile (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=39.3201&lon=-120.1396&mi=10
- Aircraft: N900NC, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N900NC-1995-05-04) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Dehavilland CARIBOU DHC-4A (registry code 2800304, https://openairdocs.org/model/dehavilland-caribou-dhc-4a) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: DHAV DHC4A
- Reported engine: PWA R20007M2
- People aboard: 2
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 4,000 total, 800 in this make and model, 200 in the last 90 days
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19911008049059I

## Narrative

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

VIBRATION FOLLOWED BY ENGINE FIRE EN ROUTE. FIRED BOTTLE AND LANDED. NR9 CYLINDER HAD BLOWN.

## Other reports on N900NC (1)

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

- [Incident 19890830050529I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19890830050529I), Aug 30, 1989: Dhav DHC4A (N900NC), Fresno, CA, Minor damage. Nose gear started vibrating while taxiing. Stopped. Found nose gear left wheel was broken from bearings on axle.

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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