De Havilland DHC-6 N956SM
9 November 1970 · Lacrosse, Wisconsin, United States · Serious injuries
Summary
On 9 November 1970 at about 16:08 local time, a De Havilland DHC-6 registered N956SM, operated by Mississippi VA, was involved in an accident during the landing phase of flight near Lacrosse, Wisconsin, United States. 6 people were on board and 5 were seriously injured, one had minor injuries. The aircraft was destroyed. No probable cause statement is available for this record.
The record
- Date
- at 16:08
- Classification
- Accident
- Location
- Lacrosse, Wisconsin, United States
- Nearest airport
- Lacrosse Mun.
- Coordinates
- Not recorded
- Aircraft
- De Havilland DHC-6
- Registration
- N956SM
- Category
- Fixed-Wing
- Engines
- 2
- Operator
- Mississippi VA
- Operating rule
- Air Taxi Operator
- Purpose of flight
- Air Taxi-Passenger Operations
- Phase of flight
- Landing
- Route
- Minneapolis, Minn → Chicago, Ill
- Aircraft damage
- Destroyed
- Weather
- IMC
- Light
- Daylight
- NTSB number
- 3-1452
People
5 people were seriously injured.
| On board | Died | Serious | Minor | Uninjured |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 6 | 0 | 5 | 1 | 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
IFR NON-PRECISION APCH, DSCNDD BLO TREE HEIGHT. PILOT-CAPT FAILED TO MAINT ALT AT MDA, REASONS UNKN
Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.
Other De Havilland DHC-6 accidents
| Date | Aircraft | Location | Operator | Outcome | Died |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 6 Mar 1970 | De Havilland DHC-6 | Windsor Lock, Connecticut, United States | Pilgrim Airlin | No injuries | - |
| 13 Apr 1970 | De Havilland DHC-6 | Jamaica, New York, United States | Pilgrim Aviat* | No injuries | - |
| 10 Feb 1970 | De Havilland DHC-6 | Waterford, Connecticut, United States | Pilgrim Aviati | Fatal | 5 |
| 5 Jan 1970 | De Havilland DHC-6 | Tau Island, Samoa | Air Capitol In | No injuries | - |
| 1 Dec 1970 | De Havilland DHC-6 | Prudhoe Bay, Alaska, United States | Atlantic Richf | No injuries | - |
| 12 Jan 1970 | De Havilland DHC-6 | Los Angeles, California, United States | Golden West A* | No injuries | - |
Other accidents in this area
| Date | Aircraft | Location | Operator | Outcome | Died |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 20 Jan 1970 | Piper PA-28 | Norwood, Massachusetts, United States | E W Wiggins AI | No injuries | - |
| 10 Mar 1970 | Cessna 182 | Albany, New York, United States | McIntyre Aviat | No injuries | - |
| 12 Apr 1970 | N American SNJ-4 | Dothan, Alabama, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 8 Mar 1970 | Cessna 182 | Ridgely, Maryland, United States | Charles B Todd | No injuries | - |
| 24 Jul 1970 | Piper PA-28 | Torrance, California, United States | Sperry Air SER | No injuries | - |
| 12 Dec 1970 | Aeronca 11AC | Butler, Georgia, United States | - | Fatal | 2 |