# Accident 20041012028979A: Dhav DH82C, Cross City, FL, October 12, 2004

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: October 12, 2004, 10:45 local time
- Place: Cross City, FL
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Fcd/Prec Ldg From Cruise
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 29.6333° N, 83.1000° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=29.6333&lon=-83.1000&mi=10
- Aircraft: N819DH, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N819DH-2017-06-19) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Dehavilland TIGER MOTH DH-82C (registry code 2801006, https://openairdocs.org/model/dehavilland-tiger-moth-dh-82c) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Dehav ENG GIPSY MAJOR (registry code 20004, https://openairdocs.org/engine/dehav-eng-gipsy-major) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: DHAV DH82C
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 3,000 total, 20 in this make and model, 30 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB MIA05LA003](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MIA05LA003) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20041012028979A

## Narrative

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

(-23) ON OCTOBER 12, 2004, AT APPROXIMATELY 1045 EDT, A DEHAVILLAND DH-8, N819DH, REGISTERED TO LOUGHREA MARITIME II LLC, SUSTAINED SUBSTANTIAL DAMAGE WHEN IT IMPACTED THE GROUND DURING A FORCED LANDING DUE TO THE ENGINE LOSING POWER AT AN OFF-AIRPORT LOCATION IN CROSS CITY, FLORIDA. THE PERSONAL FLIGHT ORIGINATED FROM MOULTRIE, GEORGIA ON OCTOBER 12, 2004. VISUAL METEOROLOGICAL CONDITIONS PREVAILED AT THE TIME. THE COMMERCIAL RATED PILOT WAS SERIOUSLY INJURED.

## 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 MIA05LA003](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MIA05LA003), Oct 12, 2004: de Havilland DH-82C (N819DH), Cross City, FL, substantial damage. Probable cause: A loss of engine power for undetermined reasons, which resulted in a forced landing.

## Other reports on N819DH (1)

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

- [Accident 20000501009189A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20000501009189A), May 1, 2000: N819DH, Daytona Beach, FL, No damage. (-23) A/c operated on automotive fuel that had been on board for approx. one year. The a/c departed from an intersection of runway 7L and attained approx. 50…

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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