# Incident 20080101013319I: Dhav DH82A, Beaufort, SC, January 1, 2008

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: January 1, 2008, 14:30 local time
- Place: Beaufort, SC
- Airport: Beaufort County
- Damage: Minor damage
- Phase of flight: Ground Taxi, Other Airplane
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 32.4531° N, 80.7186° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Beaufort, SC, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=32.4531&lon=-80.7186&mi=10
- Aircraft: N5050C, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N5050C) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Dehavilland TIGER MOTH DH 82A (registry code 2801002, https://openairdocs.org/model/dehavilland-tiger-moth-dh-82a) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Dehav ENG GIPSY MAJOR (registry code 20004, https://openairdocs.org/engine/dehav-eng-gipsy-major) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: DHAV DH82A
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 5,400 total, 245 in this make and model, 42 in the last 90 days
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20080101013319I

## Narrative

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

(-23) AFTER LANDING AND TAXI TO HANGAR, A GUST OF WIND PICKED UP THE TAIL OF THE AIRCRAFT AND THE PROPELLER MADE A GROUND STRIKE. THE PROPELLER WAS WOOD AND WAS DESTROYED. THE LEFT WING TIP MADE CONTACT WITH THE GROUND AND RECEIVED ONLY MINOR DAMAGE TO THE FABRIC TAPE.

## Other reports on N5050C (2)

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

- [Accident 19980710016499A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19980710016499A), Jul 10, 1998: Dhav DH82 (N5050C), Sedona, AZ, Substantial damage. (.4)On July 10, 1998, at 1910 hours mountain standard time, a Dehavilland DH-82A, N5050C, impacted a tree while maneuvering in red rock canyon near Sedona,…
- [Incident 19870629055459I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19870629055459I), Jun 29, 1987: Dhavxx DH82AROBRTSN (N5050C), Alberton, MT, Minor damage. Engine power loss en route. Landed on highway striking a guard rail. Found scoring on cylinder wall, rings fused.

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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