NTSB CAROL · Event
Event MIA84LA028
Registry · N123EF
FAA Aircraft Registry record.
Make / Model
DEHAVILLAND DHC-2 MK. I(L20A)
Year of manufacture
1954 · 29 years old at event
Engine
P&W R-985 SERIES (450 hp)
Seats / Engines
8 seats · 1 engine
Last airworthiness date
19990830
ADS-B equipped
Yes — Mode-S A05F41
Registrant of record
RAINBOW RIVER LODGE AVIATION LLC
Source: FAA Aircraft Registry (releasable master file).
Aircraft involved
Factual narrative
THE PLT REPORTED THAT DURING FLT, THE ENG HAD A PARTIAL LOSS OF POWER. HE ATTEMPTED TO DIVERT TO AN ARPT. HE WAS ABLE TO GET ON FINAL APCH, BUT WHEN HE SAW HE COULD NOT REACH THE RUNWAY, HE TURNED AWAY FROM THE LIGHTS & A BUILDING FOR AN EMERGENCY LANDING. HOWEVER, BEFORE LANDING, THE ACFT COLLIDED WITH POWER LINES, THEN IMPACTED THE GROUND. AN EXAM OF THE ENG REVEALED THAT THE EXHAUST VALVE HEAD OF THE #1 CYLINDER HAD SEPARATED. WITH CONTINUED OPERATION OF THE ENG, DEBRIS ENTERED THE #1 CYLINDER CAUSING FURTHER DAMAGE & LOSS OF POWER. THE SODIUM COOLED EXHAUST VALVE, PN 74541 AH-ED, HAD APRX 300 HRS IN SERVICE. Source: NTSB Aviation Accident Database (Pre-2008 Archive) Retrieved: 2026-02-12
Verbatim from NTSB's published report. Source file
NTSB_1983_MIA84LA028.txt.
Findings + structured fields enriched from FAA avall.mdb.
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