Plane Crash List

De Havilland DHC-2 N11255

21 January 1970 · Ely, Minnesota, United States · No injuries

Summary

On 21 January 1970 at about 20:00 local time, a De Havilland DHC-2 registered N11255, operated by Wilderness WIN, was involved in an accident during the landing phase of flight near Ely, Minnesota, United States. 3 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 20:00
Classification
Accident
Location
Ely, Minnesota, United States
Nearest airport
Sandy Point Spb
Coordinates
Not recorded
Aircraft
De Havilland DHC-2
Registration
N11255
Category
Fixed-Wing
Engines
1
Operator
Wilderness WIN
Operating rule
Fixed Base Operator
Purpose of flight
Ferry
Phase of flight
Landing
Route
Eden Prairie, Minn → S
Aircraft damage
Substantial
Weather
VMC
Light
Daylight
NTSB number
3-0294

People

Nobody was injured.

On board Died Serious Minor Uninjured
3 0 0 0 3

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.

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INOPERATIVE CARB TEMP GAUGE.

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