# Accident 19931119043939A: Dhav DHC1B2, Las Vegas, NV, November 19, 1993

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: November 19, 1993, 10:53 local time
- Place: Las Vegas, NV
- Airport: North Las Vegas Air Terminal
- Damage: Destroyed
- Phase of flight: Fcd/Prec Ldg From Cruise
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 36.1907° N, 115.3092° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=36.1907&lon=-115.3092&mi=10
- Aircraft: N42597, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N42597-1995-04-04) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Dehavilland DHC-1B-2 (registry code 2801736, https://openairdocs.org/model/dehavilland-dhc-1b-2) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: DHAV DHC1B2
- Reported engine: CONT IO520D
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 1
- Pilot flight hours: 13,936 total
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB LAX94LA051](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX94LA051) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19931119043939A

## Narrative

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

FUEL SYSTEM FOULED WITH UNAPPROVED SEALENT. THRU BOLT IMPROPERLY TORQUED CYLINDERS. LOST POWER ON TEST FLIGHT.

## 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 LAX94LA051](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX94LA051), Nov 19, 1993: de Havilland DHC-1B-2 (N42597), Las Vegas, NV, destroyed, 1 fatal. Probable cause: Were the fuel injection line contamination resulting in fuel starvation; the pilot's inadequate 100-hour inspection; the pilot's improper decision to return to the airport at a low altitude; and his…

## Other reports on N42597 (1)

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

- [Incident 19860428048239I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19860428048239I), Apr 28, 1986: Dhav DHC1B2 (N42597), Tucson, AZ. Made a turn after takeoff without ATC approval. Executed roll maneuvers in airport traffic area.

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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