# Incident 19931206049129I: Dhav DHC8102, Watertown, SD, December 6, 1993

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: December 6, 1993, 06:04 local time
- Place: Watertown, SD
- Airport: Watertown Municipal
- Damage: No damage
- Phase of flight: Forced/Precautionary Landing
- Operating rules: Air carrier (Part 121)
- Operator: MALA
- Location: 44.9140° N, 97.1547° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at WATERTOWN RGNL (ATY), within about a mile (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=44.9140&lon=-97.1547&mi=10
- Aircraft: N849MA, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N849MA-1999-04-09) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Dehavilland DHC-8-102 (registry code 2809003, https://openairdocs.org/model/dehavilland-dhc-8-102) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: DHAV DHC8102
- Reported engine: PWA PW120
- People aboard: 37
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 6,046 total, 341 in this make and model, 148 in the last 90 days
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19931206049129I

## Narrative

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

SMOKE IN NR1 ENGINE AT LIFTOFF. LOST POWER. SECURED ENGINE, RETURNED. LANDED SAFELY.

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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