Incident deHavilland DHC-6 Twin Otter N121PM,
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Date:Friday 6 March 1970
Time:22:13
Type:Silhouette image of generic DHC6 model; specific model in this crash may look slightly different    
deHavilland DHC-6 Twin Otter
Owner/operator:Pilgrim Airlines
Registration: N121PM
MSN: 14
Year of manufacture:1966
Fatalities:Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 2
Aircraft damage: Substantial
Location:Windsor Locks, CT -   United States of America
Phase: Standing
Nature:Passenger - Non-Scheduled/charter/Air Taxi
Departure airport:Windsor Locks, CT
Destination airport:New Haven, CT
Narrative:
PROPELLER/JET/ROTOR BLAST, UNCONTROLLED COLLISION WITH GROUND.
JET BLAST DAMAGED LOWER RUDDER TRIM TAB, ELEVATOR PUSH ROD ASSY. LOST CNTL ON T/O, ROD SEPARATED.

Accident investigation:
  
Investigating agency: 
Report number: NYC70AN096
Status: Investigation completed
Duration: 3 months
Download report: Final report

Sources:

NTSB
https://www.ntsb.gov/Pages/brief.aspx?ev_id=3959&key=0

History of this aircraft

Other occurrences involving this aircraft
9 December 1990 N121PM One Papa Mike Corp. 0 Perris Valley, CA sub

Revision history:

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