# Incident 20120701012959I: Dehavilland DHC-6-300, Del Rio, TX, July 1, 2012

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: July 1, 2012, 12:30 local time
- Place: Del Rio, TX
- Airport: Laughlin Afb
- Damage: No damage
- Phase of flight: Takeoff: Climb Out
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 29.3594° N, 100.7779° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at LAUGHLIN AFB (DLF), within about a mile (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=29.3594&lon=-100.7779&mi=10
- Aircraft: N171GC, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N171GC) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Dehavilland DHC-6-300 (registry code 2802630, https://openairdocs.org/model/dehavilland-dhc-6-300) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Pratt & Whitney PT6A series (registry code 52032, https://openairdocs.org/engine/pratt-whitney-pt6a-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: DEHAVILLAND DHC-6-300
- Reported engine: P&W PT6A SER
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Other injuries: 0
- Pilot certificates: Airline transport
- Pilot flight hours: 19,000 total, 20 in this make and model, 80 in the last 90 days
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20120701012959I

## Narrative

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

RECEIVED A CALL FROM THE REGIONAL COM CENTER AT 0700 HOURS.  A DEHAVILLAND DHC-6-3, N171GC MADE AN EMERGENCY LANDING AT LAUGHLIN AFB.  REPORTED LOSS OF POWER ON ONE ENGINE.  AIRCRAFT LANDED WITH OUT INCIDENT.

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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