# NTSB DEN78IA037: Dehavilland DHC-6, N72348, Albuquerque, NM, April 19, 1978

- Type: NTSB incident investigation
- Classification: Incident · No injuries · Closed
- Date: April 19, 1978
- Place: Albuquerque, NM · ALBUQUERQUE, NM
- Location: 35.0845° N, 106.6511° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Albuquerque, NM, within about 8 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=35.0845&lon=-106.6511&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Enroute](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/400) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 21 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report August 8, 1978
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 141609
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=DEN78IA037
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/DEN78IA037

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
4-0009  78/4/19  NR.ALBUQUERQUE,NM     DEHAVILLAND DHC-6   CR-  0  0  2  COMMERCIAL                AIRLINE TRANSPORT, AGE
        TIME - 2030                    N72348              PX-  0  0 19  COMMUTER AIR CARRIER      31, 4695 TOTAL HOURS,
                                       DAMAGE-NONE         OT-  0  0  0  AIR TAXI-PASSG S-D        1098 IN TYPE, UNK/NR
                                                                                                   INSTRUMENT RATED.
        CLASSIFIED AS INCIDENT
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          ALBUQUERQUE,NM              LOS ALAMOS,NM
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           ENGINE FAILURE OR MALFUNCTION                            IN FLIGHT: NORMAL CRUISE
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           POWERPLANT - MISCELLANEOUS: POWERPLANT FAILURE FOR UNDETERMINED REASONS
        COMPLETE POWER LOSS - COMPLETE ENGINE FAILURE/FLAMEOUT-1 ENGINE
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: N72348 (not matched to a registry record)
- Reported make and model: DEHAVILLAND DHC-6
- Category: Airplane
- Engines: turbo prop
- Damage: No 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).

- [Incident 19780419012919I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19780419012919I), Apr 19, 1978: Dhav DHC6300, Albuquerque, NM, Minor damage. Explosion and flash of fire from engine. Emergency declared and uneventful landing made.

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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