# NTSB FTW84LA071: de Havilland DHC-1, N22DH, Orange, TX, November 20, 1983

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Limited investigation · Final report
- Date: November 20, 1983, 16:40 local (22:40 UTC)
- Place: Orange, TX
- Coordinates: 30.100093, -93.749412 (estimated)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=30.1001&lon=-93.7494&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Approach](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/500) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 1 uninjured
- Status: Completed
- Report: Approved by Office Director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 21217
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=FTW84LA071
- NTSB report (PDF, downloads): https://data.ntsb.gov/carol-repgen/api/Aviation/ReportMain/GenerateNewestReport/21217/pdf
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW84LA071

## Sequence of events

In NTSB's coding before 2008 (https://www.ntsb.gov/GILS/Documents/codman.pdf).

- Loss of engine power, approach - vfr pattern - base turn
  - reason for occurrence undetermined (cause)
- Forced landing, landing
- Hard landing, landing - flare/touchdown
  - airspeed - not maintained, pilot in command (cause)
  - flare - not possible, pilot in command

## Analysis

ACCORDING TO THE PLT, THE ENG LOST POWER AS HE MADE A THROTTLE ADJUSTMENT IN THE TRAFFIC PATTERN WHILE TURNING FROM DOWNWIND TO BASE. SUBSEQUENTLY, HE ALLOWED THE ACFT TO STALL & LAND HARD. SHORT OF THE RWY. THE ORIGIN OF THE MALFUNCTION WAS NOT IDENTIFIED.

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N22DH](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N22DH-2014-10-17), registration cancelled 2014-10-17, S/N C1-0886, built 1953 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: de Havilland DHC-1
- Registry model: [Dehavilland DHC-1](https://openairdocs.org/model/dehavilland-dhc-1) (registry code 2801702) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: [Dehav ENG GIPSY MAJOR](https://openairdocs.org/engine/dehav-eng-gipsy-major) (registry code 20004, reciprocating) (OpenAirDocs)
- Category: Airplane
- Serial number: C1-0886
- Airframe hours: 2021
- Engines: de Havilland GYPSY MAJOR-8 140 horsepower reciprocating
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Flight: Personal, Part 91
- Registered owner: Richard T. Davis
- Airworthiness certificate: Standard, Normal
- Last inspection: Annual, April 17, 1983
- Airport: 2OR, Orange County, runway 8, 5,000 × 150 ft, grass/turf

## Flight crew

As NTSB recorded them. NTSB leaves out names.

- Pilot; age 36; private; airplane ratings: single-engine land; medical: class 3, valid medical--no waivers/lim.; seat: front; flight hours: 338 total, 269 in this make and model, 297 as pilot in command, 10 in the last 90 days, 4 in the last 24 hours

## Weather

- Conditions: Visual (VMC), Day
- Wind: 180° at 4 knots
- Visibility: 20 statute miles
- Lowest ceiling: none
- Temperature: 64 °F, dew point 48 °F
- Altimeter: 29.00 inHg

## 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 19831120058369A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19831120058369A), Nov 20, 1983: Dhav DHC1, Orange, TX, Substantial damage. Engine quit in pattern. Stall landed short of the runway. Cause of power loss unknown.

## Other investigations on N22DH (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 CEN11LA466](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CEN11LA466), Jul 9, 2011: Dehavilland DHC-1 (N22DH), Benton, KS, substantial damage. Probable cause: The pilot did not maintain sufficient airspeed while maneuvering at low altitude, which resulted in an inadvertent stall and spin.

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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