Accident de Havilland Canada DHC-6 Twin Otter 200 N3434,
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Date:Wednesday 3 April 1985
Time:07:33 LT
Type:Silhouette image of generic DHC6 model; specific model in this crash may look slightly different    
de Havilland Canada DHC-6 Twin Otter 200
Owner/operator:Mountain Air Cargo
Registration: N3434
MSN: 193
Year of manufacture:1968
Total airframe hrs:28805 hours
Engine model:P&W PT6-20
Fatalities:Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 1
Aircraft damage: Substantial
Category:Accident
Location:Grand Rapids, MI -   United States of America
Phase: Initial climb
Nature:Unknown
Departure airport:Grand Rapids, MI (GRR
Destination airport:Traverse City, MI (TVC
Investigating agency: NTSB
Confidence Rating: Accident investigation report completed and information captured
Narrative:
THE 14 CFR 135 PILOT WITH LIGHT LOAD OF CARGO WAS TAKING OFFOF 10000 X 150 FT RUNWAY PILOT SAID RT ENGINE LOST POWER HE REDUCED POWER TO LD WAS 50 FT AGL AND BOUNCED ON SECOND TOUCHDOWN ACFT DEPT RUNWAY AT 45 ANGLE NOSE GEAR BROKE OFF IN SOD WIND WAS 30 OFF NOSE AT 12K GUSTING 2 1 RT WING CAP DESTROYED BY GROUND CONTACT ENGINE EXAM DISCLOSED NO MALFUNCTION ACFT FERRIED OUT AFTER STRUCTUAL-NO ENGINE REPAIR

Probable Cause:

Accident investigation:
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Investigating agency: NTSB
Report number: CHI85LA151
Status: Investigation completed
Duration:
Download report: Final report

Sources:

NTSB CHI85LA151

History of this aircraft

Other occurrences involving this aircraft
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