# Incident 19960805033569I: Howard DGA15P, OH, August 5, 1996

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: August 5, 1996, 13:30 local time
- Place: OH
- Damage: Minor damage
- Phase of flight: Forced/Precautionary Landing
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Aircraft: N4476N, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N4476N-2017-07-10) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Howard DGA-15P (registry code 4690506, https://openairdocs.org/model/howard-dga-15p) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Pratt & Whitney R-985 series (registry code 52008, https://openairdocs.org/engine/pratt-whitney-r-985-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: HOWARD DGA15P
- Reported engine: PWA R985AN1
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 546 total, 27 in this make and model, 6 in the last 90 days
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19960805033569I

## Narrative

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

NARRATIVE: ON TAKE OFF PILOT REPORTED LOSS OF POWER JUST AFTER ROTATION. PILOT STATED HE SWITCHED TANKS, POWER RETURNED. THIS WAS, HOWEVER, TOO LATE TO AVOID IMPACT WITH POWER LINES. AIRCRAFT BROKE THROUGH POWERLINES AND RETURNED FOR LANDING WITHOUT FURTHER INCIDENT. NO FIRE, NO INJURIES, THIS INVESTIGATION CLOSED WITH THIS REPORT. AIRCRAFT MOMENTARY POWER LOSS OCCURED FOR UNDETERMINED REASONS, IMPACT WITH POWERLINES WAS UNAVOIDABLE. PILOT COUNSELED ON EMERGENCY PROCEDURES FROM SHORT FIELDS.

## Other reports on N4476N (2)

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

- [Accident 20170412006499A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20170412006499A), Apr 12, 2017: Howard Aircraft DGA-15P (N4476N), Belle Vernon, PA, Destroyed, 1 fatal. Airman lost control of aircraft while landing, applied full engine power, departed runway at 90 degrees to runway and very steep bank angle, leading to a stall…
- [Incident 19920703023549I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19920703023549I), Jul 3, 1992: Howard DGA15P (N4476N), Middletown, OH, Minor damage. Pilot lost directional control of aircraft on a crosswind landing. Left gear collapsed.

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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