# Accident 19980727030109A: Dhav DHC8202, Telluride, CO, July 27, 1998

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: July 27, 1998
- Place: Telluride, CO
- Airport: Telluride Regional Airport
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Ground Taxi, Other Airplane
- Operating rules: Air carrier (Part 121)
- Operator: MASA
- Location: 37.9402° N, 107.9009° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=37.9402&lon=-107.9009&mi=10
- Aircraft: N449YV, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N449YV) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Dehavilland DHC-8-202 (registry code 2809007, https://openairdocs.org/model/dehavilland-dhc-8-202) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Pratt & Whitney Canada PW123 (registry code 52129, https://openairdocs.org/engine/pratt-whitney-canada-pw123) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: DHAV DHC8202
- People aboard: 30
- Fatal injuries: 0
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB FTW98LA353](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW98LA353) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19980727030109A

## Narrative

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

(.19) SEE NTSB #FTW98LA353

## 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 FTW98LA353](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW98LA353), Jul 27, 1998: de Havilland DH-8-202 (N449YV), Telluride, CO, substantial damage. Probable cause: The inadequate chocks and inadequate chocking procedures by the operator. Factors were the unavailability of the parking brake and sloping terrain.

## Other reports on N449YV (2)

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

- [Accident 20090420004609A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20090420004609A), Apr 20, 2009: Dhav DHC8202 (N449YV), Phoenix, AZ, Substantial damage. (-23) Air suttle flt 2957, struck a ground power unit with right engine propeller while taxiing into gate B24 at Phoenix, AZ.
- [Incident 19990427020029I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19990427020029I), Apr 27, 1999: Dhav DHC8202 (N449YV), Philipsburg, PA. On approach landing gear down light would not illuminate. Crew reactivated gear lever and reset, light illuminated. Trouble shooted after landing and found bad…

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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