# NTSB CHI81FEP41: Dehavilland DHC-1, N1114V, Mequon, WI, August 6, 1981

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Closed
- Date: August 6, 1981
- Place: Mequon, WI · MEQUON, WI
- Location: 43.2364° N, 87.9845° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Mequon, WI, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=43.2364&lon=-87.9845&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Enroute](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/400) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 1 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report September 17, 1981
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 125030
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=CHI81FEP41
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI81FEP41

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
3-1682   81/8/6    MEQUON,WI           DEHAVILLAND DHC-1   CR-  0  0  1  NONCOMMERCIAL             AIRLINE TRANSPORT, AGE
        TIME - 1230                    N1114V              PX-  0  0  0  BUSINESS                  49, 11550 TOTAL HOURS,
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            2500 IN TYPE, INSTRUMENT
                                                                                                   RATED.
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          OSKHOSH,WI                  CLEVELAND,OH
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           ENGINE FAILURE OR MALFUNCTION                            IN FLIGHT: NORMAL CRUISE
           GEAR COLLAPSED                                           LANDING: ROLL
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - IMPROPER OPERATION OF POWERPLANT & POWERPLANT CONTROLS
        FACTOR(S)
           TERRAIN - HIGH VEGETATION
        COMPLETE POWER LOSS - COMPLETE ENGINE FAILURE/FLAMEOUT-1 ENGINE
        EMERGENCY CIRCUMSTANCES - FORCED LANDING OFF AIRPORT ON LAND
        REMARKS- ALLOWED BRIEF CASE TO SLIDE FWD,HIT MIXTURE CTL & MOVE MIXTURE TO LEAN.
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N1114V](https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N1114V), registered now, S/N 154, built 1950 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: DEHAVILLAND DHC-1
- Registry model: [Dehavilland DHC-1](https://openairdocs.org/model/dehavilland-dhc-1) (registry code 2801702) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: [Lycoming GO-435](https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-go-435) (registry code 41520, reciprocating) (OpenAirDocs)
- Category: Airplane
- Engines: reciprocating
- Damage: Substantial damage

## FAA reports on this event (1)

The FAA's own accident and incident reports, matched to the aircraft by N-number and date (OpenAirDocs).

- [Accident 19810806050399A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19810806050399A), Aug 6, 1981: Dhav DHC1, Mequon, WI, Substantial damage. Pilot's unsecured brief case moved reverse type mixture control to off. Unoticed by pilot who made forced landing.

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.

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