# Accident 19930509012699A: Dhavxx DH82AROBRTSN, Frederick, MD, May 9, 1993

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: May 9, 1993, 12:30 local time
- Place: Frederick, MD
- Airport: Frederick Municipal Airport
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Forced/Precautionary Landing
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 39.4197° N, 77.4100° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=39.4197&lon=-77.4100&mi=10
- Aircraft: N28681, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N28681-2018-03-13) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Dehavilland TIGER MOTH DH 82A (registry code 2801002, https://openairdocs.org/model/dehavilland-tiger-moth-dh-82a) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Dehav ENG GIPSY MAJOR (registry code 20004, https://openairdocs.org/engine/dehav-eng-gipsy-major) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: DHAVXX DH82AROBRTSN
- People aboard: 2
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 2,918 total, 40 in this make and model, 6 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB BFO93LA078](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/BFO93LA078) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19930509012699A

## Narrative

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

LOST POWER ON CLIMBOUT. UNABLE TO RETURN STRUCK A TREE ON FORCED LANDING. FOUND WATER AND DIRT IN FUEL SYSTEM.

## 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 BFO93LA078](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/BFO93LA078), May 9, 1993: de Havilland DH-82A (N28681), Frederick, MD, substantial damage. Probable cause: INADEQUATE PREFLIGHT BY THE PILOT AND FUEL CONTAMINATION, WHICH RESULTED IN LOSS OF ENGINE POWER.

## Other reports on N28681 (1)

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

- [Accident 20141115022009A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20141115022009A), Nov 15, 2014: Dehavilland TIGER MOTH DH 82A (N28681), Williamson, GA, Substantial damage. On 11/15/2014, N28681 1945 tiger moth dh 82A was on a pleasure flight over Williamson, GA. As it approach peachstate airport (GA2) pilot in command stated the…

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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