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Incident

FAA incident report · Dhav DHC-3 · Ketchikan, AK · October 24, 1991

Date
October 24, 1991 · 09:30 local
Place
Ketchikan, AK
Phase of flight
Normal Cruise
Operating rules
Air taxi and commuter (Part 135)
Operator
FYWA
Aircraft
N382BH
Reported as
Dhav DHC3
People aboard
5
Fatal injuries
0
Pilot’s flight hours
5,000 total70 in this make and model150 in the last 90 days

From the FAA’s Accident/Incident Data System (AIDS), through its Aviation Safety Information Portal, as reported. The NTSB investigates accidents separately, and its record of an accident is the fuller one. The aircraft is matched to the registry 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.

What happened

The FAA’s narrative, in sentence case. The FAA writes it in capitals and removes private details.

Metal control lock had vibrated forward under seat. Contacted voltage regulator. Set paper on fire. Fire put out.

As the FAA filed it

METAL CONTROL LOCK HAD VIBRATED FORWARD UNDER SEAT. CONTACTED VOLTAGE REGULATOR. SET PAPER ON FIRE. FIRE PUT OUT.