Amateur-built DHC-1 accident near Orange, Texas, November 20, 1983
On November 20, 1983 at about 10:40 pm local time, a amateur-built DHC-1, registered N22DH, was substantially damaged in an accident near Orange, Texas (Orange County airport). It was a personal flight under general aviation rules (Part 91). No one was hurt; 1 person was on board or involved. The weather was visual conditions (good weather).
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The NTSB's probable cause their words, unchanged
The NTSB has not yet published a probable cause for this accident. Investigations usually take one to two years; this page updates when the final report is released.
Source: NTSB aviation accident database, copy made October 4, 2026. Docket and reports at the NTSB.
What the record shows
- Date
- November 20, 1983 · about 10:40 pm local time
- Place
- Orange, Texas · Orange County · map
- Type
- Accident
- Injuries
- No one was hurt; 1 person was on board or involved.
- Weather
- visual conditions (good weather)
- Aircraft
- Amateur-built DHC-1
- Registration
- N22DH · no longer on the register · serial C1-0886
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Flight
- Personal flight · general aviation rules (Part 91)
The NTSB's narrative final · quoted from the NTSB record
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.
The complete narrative as the NTSB published it. The NTSB's docket holds the report as a PDF and any photographs, statements and other documents from the investigation.
The factual record from the NTSB's investigation tables, in plain English
Pilot
- Certificate: private
- Ratings: single-engine land
- Flight time: 338 hours in all; 269 in this make and model; 10 in the last 90 days; 297 as pilot in command
- Medical certificate: Class 3 (valid medical--no waivers/lim.)
- Seat: frt
The aircraft
- Airframe total time: 2,021 hours
- Last inspection: annual inspection, April 17, 1983
- Maximum gross weight: 1,930 lb
- Seats: 2
- Landing gear: fixed
- Engine: De Havilland GYPSY MAJOR-8 (piston); 0 hours total
The flight
- Flight plan: none
- Runway 8, 5,000 ft by 150 ft
Weather at the time
- Light: daylight
- Wind: from 180° at 4 knots
- Visibility: 20 statute miles
- Sky: clear
- Temperature: 64°F (18°C), dew point 48°F (9°C)
- Altimeter: 29.00 inHg
Injuries
| Fatal | Serious | Minor | None | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Crew | 1 |
Other NTSB records under N22DH the same tail number, which may have belonged to a different aircraft at the time
About this page
Everything above comes from the NTSB's public accident database: the narrative, probable cause and findings are the NTSB's own words, and the coded tables behind its report (pilot, aircraft, flight, weather, injuries, sequence of events) are written out in plain English. Pilots' ages, home towns and medical details are left out on purpose. The docket at the NTSB holds the report as a PDF and the investigation's photographs and documents. This site never names pilots, passengers or anyone else involved. A preliminary report describes what is known soon after the event and can change; the final report, with the probable cause, usually follows one to two years later and this page is refreshed when it does. Case number FTW84LA071.