# Incident 19960928043049I: Dhav DHC6, Waller, TX, September 28, 1996

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: September 28, 1996, 15:30 local time
- Place: Waller, TX
- Airport: Skydive Houston Airport
- Phase of flight: Descent
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 29.9928° N, 95.9305° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at SKYDIVE HOUSTON (37XA), within about a mile (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=29.9928&lon=-95.9305&mi=10
- Aircraft: N186AL, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N186AL) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Dehavilland DHC-6-200 (registry code 2802620, https://openairdocs.org/model/dehavilland-dhc-6-200) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Pratt & Whitney Canada PT6A-60A (registry code 52043, https://openairdocs.org/engine/pratt-whitney-canada-pt6a-60a) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: DHAV DHC6
- Reported engine: PWA PT6A27
- People aboard: 22
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 2,950 total, 250 in this make and model, 180 in the last 90 days
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19960928043049I

## Narrative

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

NARRATIVE: THIS INCIDENT INVOLVED A DEHAVILLAND DHC-6 THAT EXPERIENCED AN ENGINE FIRE. THE FIRE WAS SUCCESSFULLY EXTINGUISHED AND AN UNEVENTFUL LANDING WAS ACCOMPLISHED AT THE AIRPORT OF DEPARTURE. IT WAS DETERMINED THAT THE CAUSE OF THE FIRE WAS THE INTERNAL DISINTEGRATION OF THE ENGINE BURNER CANS.

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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