ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 328242
Date: | Sunday 21 September 1980 |
Time: | 13:20 |
Type: | de Havilland Canada DHC-6 Twin Otter 300 |
Owner/operator: | Rio Airways |
Registration: | N46RA |
MSN: | 606 |
Year of manufacture: | 1979 |
Engine model: | Pratt & Whitney Canada PT6A-27 |
Fatalities: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 16 |
Aircraft damage: | Substantial, repaired |
Category: | Accident |
Location: | Wichita Falls-Kickapoo Airport, TX (KIP) -
United States of America
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Phase: | Initial climb |
Nature: | Passenger - Scheduled |
Departure airport: | Wichita Falls-Kickapoo Airport, TX (KIP/KCWC) |
Destination airport: | Dallas/Fort Worth International Airport, TX (DFW/KDFW) |
Investigating agency: | NTSB |
Confidence Rating: | Accident investigation report completed and information captured |
Narrative:The DHC-6 took off with the gust locks still engaged. The pilot lost control and the airplane crashed.
PROBABLE CAUSE(S):
pilot in command - inadequate preflight preparation and/or planning
miscellaneous acts,conditions - gust locks engaged
FACTOR:
weather - unfavorable wind conditions
Accident investigation:
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Investigating agency: | NTSB |
Report number: | FTW80DA120 |
Status: | Investigation completed |
Duration: | |
Download report: | Final report |
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Sources:
NTSB
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