# NTSB MIA79FKT35: Dehavilland DH-104, N80013, Labelle, FL, January 12, 1979

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Closed
- Date: January 12, 1979
- Place: Labelle, FL · LABELLE, FL
- Location: 26.7209° N, 81.4525° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of LaBelle, FL, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=26.7209&lon=-81.4525&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Enroute](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/400) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 2 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report August 1, 1979
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 137121
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=MIA79FKT35
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MIA79FKT35

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
3-1268  79/1/12  NR.LABELLE,FL         DEHAVILLAND DH-104  CR-  0  0  1  MISCELLANEOUS             ATP,FLIGHT INSTR., AGE
        TIME - 1425                    N80013              PX-  0  0  1  FERRY                     35, 7613 TOTAL HOURS, 22
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            IN TYPE, INSTRUMENT
                                                                                                   RATED.
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          SEBRING,FL                  OPA LOCKA,FL
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           ENGINE FAILURE OR MALFUNCTION                            IN FLIGHT: NORMAL CRUISE
           COLLIDED WITH: FENCE,FENCEPOSTS                          LANDING: ROLL
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           POWERPLANT - MISCELLANEOUS: POWERPLANT FAILURE FOR UNDETERMINED REASONS
        FACTOR(S)
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - FAILURE OF TWO OR MORE ENGINES
        COMPLETE POWER LOSS - COMPLETE ENGINE FAILURE/FLAMEOUT-2 ENGINES
        EMERGENCY CIRCUMSTANCES - FORCED LANDING OFF AIRPORT ON LAND
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N80013](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N80013-2023-05-13), registration cancelled 2023-05-13, S/N 04297, built 1950 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: DEHAVILLAND DH-104
- Registry model: [Dehavilland DH104 DOVE 5A](https://openairdocs.org/model/dehavilland-dh104-dove-5a) (registry code 2800406) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: [Dehav ENG GQ-70MK2](https://openairdocs.org/engine/dehav-eng-gq-70mk2) (registry code 20007, 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 19790112007889A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19790112007889A), Jan 12, 1979: Hwksly DH104/, Labelle, FL, Substantial damage. Pilot said he landed on a road due to prop trouble. No mechanical problem found.

## Other investigations on N80013 (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 NYC67A0153](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC67A0153), May 1, 1967: Dehaviland DH-104 (N80013), Flushing, NY, destroyed, 3 fatal

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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