De Havilland DH-82C N819DH
12 October 2004 · Cross City, Florida, United States · Serious injuries
Summary
On 12 October 2004 at about 15:40 local time, a De Havilland DH-82C registered N819DH was involved in an accident near Cross City, Florida, United States. One person was on board and one was seriously injured. The aircraft was substantially damaged. The NTSB has published a probable cause for this accident; it is quoted in full below.
The record
- Date
- at 15:40
- Classification
- Accident
- Location
- Cross City, Florida, United States
- Nearest airport
- Cross City (CTY)
- Coordinates
- 29.6333, -83.1000
- Aircraft
- De Havilland DH-82C
- Registration
- N819DH
- Category
- Airplane
- Engines
- 1
- Operator
- Not recorded
- Operating rule
- Part 91: General Aviation
- Purpose of flight
- Personal
- Phase of flight
- Not recorded
- Route
- Moultree → Cross City
- Aircraft damage
- Substantial
- Weather
- VMC
- Light
- Day
- NTSB number
- MIA05LA003
People
1 person was seriously injured.
| On board | Died | Serious | Minor | Uninjured |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
Probable cause
A loss of engine power for undetermined reasons, which resulted in a forced landing.
Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record. This site does not paraphrase or interpret it.
Read the full NTSB narrative
The pilot stated that while in cruise flight at an altitude of 2,000 feet, the airplane's engine surged and began losing power, so he made a forced landing to a road, and during the landing rollout, the landing gear dug into soft sand, and the airplane came to an abrupt halt, incurring damage. Postcrash examination revealed the presence of some rust in a fuel sample taken from the drain located on the firewall, however no contamination was noted from the sample taken from the carburetor. Examination of the engine and airframe did not reveal any anomalies.
Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.
Other De Havilland DH-82C accidents
| Date | Aircraft | Location | Operator | Outcome | Died |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 May 2000 | De Havilland DH-82C TIGERMOTH | Daytona Beach, Florida, United States | Leonard Ohlsson | No injuries | - |
Other accidents in this area
| Date | Aircraft | Location | Operator | Outcome | Died |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2 Oct 2004 | Robinson R-22 | Pompano Beach, Florida, United States | - | Minor injuries | - |
| 12 Mar 2004 | Robinson R22 | Keystone, Florida, United States | Collective Helicopter Corp | No injuries | - |
| 13 Mar 2004 | Beechcraft BE90 | Fort Lauderdale, Florida, United States | Execstar Aviation Inc | No injuries | - |
| 19 Jan 2004 | Piper PA-28-181 | Fort Pierce, Florida, United States | Pan Am International Flight Academy Inc. | Fatal | 2 |
| 1 Oct 2004 | Rotorway 162F | New Smyrna Beac, Florida, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 6 May 2004 | Beechcraft H35 | Fort Pierce, Florida, United States | Tim Sullivan | Minor injuries | - |