# Accident 20040924026789A: Dhav DHC122A, Chesterfield, VA, September 24, 2004

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: September 24, 2004, 18:47 local time
- Place: Chesterfield, VA
- Damage: Destroyed
- Phase of flight: Climb
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 37.4064° N, 77.5247° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=37.4064&lon=-77.5247&mi=10
- Aircraft: N665WB, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N665WB-2015-05-15) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Dehavilland CHIPMUNK 22A (registry code 2801742, https://openairdocs.org/model/dehavilland-chipmunk-22a) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Dehav ENG GIPSY MAJOR (registry code 20004, https://openairdocs.org/engine/dehav-eng-gipsy-major) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: DHAV DHC122A
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 1,454 total, 375 in this make and model, 17 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB NYC04LA219](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC04LA219) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20040924026789A

## Narrative

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

(-23) AIRCRAFT STARTED NORMAL. RUN UP NORMAL. MAG CHECK NORMAL FULL POWER. RUN UP NORMAL. AIRCRAFT TOOK OFF ON RUNWAY 15, CHESTERFIELD COUNTY. CLIMBED TO 500 AGL, BANKED LEFT TO JOIN DOWNWARD LEG WHILE STILL CLIMBING AT APPROXIMATELY 650 FT AGL. ENGINE LOST POWER AND PILOT TRIED TO TURN BACK TO MAKE FIELD WITHOUT SUCCESS.

## 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 NYC04LA219](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC04LA219), Sep 24, 2004: de Havilland DHC-22A (N665WB), Richmond, VA, substantial damage. Probable cause: The pilot's inadequate preflight inspection which resulted in fuel contamination and a subsequent loss of engine power. A factor in the accident was the pilot's failure to maintain airspeed while…

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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