De Havilland DHC-6 N951SM
20 February 1969 · Chico, California, United States · No injuries
Summary
On 20 February 1969 at about 12:10 local time, a De Havilland DHC-6 registered N951SM, operated by Sky Mark Airl*, was involved in an accident during the landing phase of flight near Chico, California, United States. 2 people were on board and nobody was injured. The aircraft was substantially damaged. No probable cause statement is available for this record.
The record
- Date
- at 12:10
- Classification
- Accident
- Location
- Chico, California, United States
- Coordinates
- Not recorded
- Aircraft
- De Havilland DHC-6
- Registration
- N951SM
- Category
- Fixed-Wing
- Engines
- 2
- Operator
- Sky Mark Airl*
- Operating rule
- Air Taxi Operator
- Purpose of flight
- Air Taxi-Passenger Operations
- Phase of flight
- Landing
- Aircraft damage
- Substantial
- Weather
- IMC
- Light
- Daylight
- NTSB number
- 3-0241
People
Nobody was injured.
| On board | Died | Serious | Minor | Uninjured |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
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
LIGHTNING NOT FORECAST. LANDED WITHOUT FURTHER DAMAGE.
Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.
Other De Havilland DHC-6 accidents
| Date | Aircraft | Location | Operator | Outcome | Died |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 6 Sep 1969 | De Havilland DHC-6 | Sagwon, Alaska, United States | Interior Airwa | Fatal | 2 |
| 10 Oct 1969 | De Havilland DHC-6 | Point Barrow, Alaska, United States | Interior Airwa | No injuries | - |
| 15 Jul 1969 | De Havilland DHC-6 | Jamaica, New York, United States | New York Airways, Inc. | Fatal | 3 |
| 12 Feb 1969 | De Havilland DHC-6 | Red Bank, New Jersey, United States | Suburban Air * | No injuries | - |
| 1 Oct 1969 | De Havilland DHC-6 | Oakland, California, United States | Golden West AI | No injuries | - |
| 30 Oct 1969 | De Havilland DHC-6 | Santa Ana, California, United States | Golden West AI | Minor injuries | - |
Other accidents in this area
| Date | Aircraft | Location | Operator | Outcome | Died |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2 Feb 1969 | Piper PA-28 | Lacosta Is, Florida, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 1 Mar 1969 | Cessna 310 | Orlando, Florida, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 15 Mar 1969 | Luscombe 8A | Sedalia, Colorado, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 22 Apr 1969 | Beechcraft H35 | Union Lake, Michigan, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 23 Mar 1969 | Piper PA-22 | Midlothian, Illinois, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 30 May 1969 | Taylr Titch M-3 | Watkins, Colorado, United States | - | Fatal | 1 |