Plane Crash List

De Havilland DHC-1B N1147

1 July 1966 · La Porte, Indiana, United States · Fatal

Summary

On 1 July 1966 at about 19:52 local time, a De Havilland DHC-1B registered N1147 was involved in an accident during in flight near La Porte, Indiana, United States. 2 people were on board and 2 died. The aircraft was destroyed. No probable cause statement is available for this record.

The record

Date
at 19:52
Classification
Accident
Location
La Porte, Indiana, United States
Nearest airport
La Porte
Coordinates
Not recorded
Aircraft
De Havilland DHC-1B
Registration
N1147
Category
Fixed-Wing
Engines
1
Operator
Not recorded
Operating rule
Private Owner
Purpose of flight
Pleasure
Phase of flight
In Flight
Aircraft damage
Destroyed
Weather
VMC
Light
Daylight
NTSB number
2-1159

People

2 people died.

On board Died Serious Minor Uninjured
2 2 0 0 0

Probable cause

The NTSB has not published a probable cause for this record. No probable cause statement is present in the source data.

Nothing about the cause is stated here that is not in the source record.

Read the full NTSB narrative

ENG CUT OUT DURING ABRUPT PULL UP FROM LOW PASS.INSUFFICIENT ALT FOR SAFE RECOVERY FROM SPIN.

Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.

Other De Havilland DHC-1B accidents

Date Aircraft Location Operator Outcome Died
11 Jul 1974 De Havilland DHC-1B
N88902
Massena, New York, United States
no coordinates
- Minor injuries -
29 Apr 1974 De Havilland DHC-1B
N713Z
Roberts, Idaho, United States
no coordinates
Browning, Inc. Fatal 2
15 Aug 1975 De Havilland DHC-1B
N33BR
Columbia, South Carolina, United States
no coordinates
- No injuries -
15 Aug 1980 De Havilland DHC-1B
N69WG
Salem, Ohio, United States
no coordinates
- Fatal 1
1 Sep 1980 De Havilland DHC-1B
N12BH
Huntersville, North Carolina, United States
no coordinates
- No injuries -
20 Jul 1984 De Havilland DHC-1B
N27JD
Greenwood, Mississippi, United States - Fatal 1

All 10 records for this type

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