Last updated: 28 September 2021
| Status: | Final |
| Date: | Saturday 31 March 2001 |
| Time: | 12:15 |
| Type: |  de Havilland Canada DHC-3 Otter |
| Operator: | Bishop Aviation |
| Registration: | N120BA |
| MSN: | 115 |
| First flight: | 1956 |
| Total airframe hrs: | 6633 |
| Engines: | 1 Garrett TPE331-10-511 |
| Crew: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 1 |
| Passengers: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 21 |
| Total: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 22 |
| Aircraft damage: | Substantial |
| Aircraft fate: | Written off (damaged beyond repair) |
| Location: | Decatur-Bishop Airfield, TX ( United States of America)
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| Phase: | Initial climb (ICL) |
| Nature: | Parachuting |
| Departure airport: | Decatur-Bishop Airfield, TX, United States of America |
| Decatur-Bishop Airfield, TX, United States of America |
Struck trees and terrain 250 yards east of the runway following a loss of control during the takeoff/initial climb from the north runway at the private Bishop Airfield. The airplane was carrying parachutists for a local sky-diving jump from 13,000 feet msl.
Probable Cause:
PROBABLE CAUSE: "The pilot's failure to maintain aircraft control during the takeoff/initial climb. Contributing factors were the pilot's exceeding aircraft weight and balance limits and the dust devil."
Accident investigation:
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Sources:
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This information is not presented as the Flight Safety Foundation or the Aviation Safety Network’s opinion as to the cause of the accident. It is preliminary and is based on the facts as they are known at this time.
