EXHIBIT 23.1
 
                       CONSENT OF INDEPENDENT ACCOUNTANTS
 
    We hereby consent to the use in the Prospectus constituting part of this
Registration Statement on Form S-1 of our report dated February 24, 1998,
relating to the consolidated financial statements of DeCrane Aircraft Holdings,
Inc. ("DeCrane"), which appears in such Prospectus. We also consent to the
application of the DeCrane report to the Financial Statement Schedule for the
three years ended December 31, 1997 listed under Item 16(b) of this Registration
Statement when such schedule is read in conjunction with the consolidated
financial statements referred to in our report. The audit referred to in such
report also included this schedule. We also consent to the reference to us under
the heading "Experts" in such Prospectus.
 
PRICE WATERHOUSE LLP
 
Los Angeles, California
March 6, 1998