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De Havilland DH 82A N40DH

20 June 1971 · Southbridge, Massachusetts, United States · No injuries

Summary

On 20 June 1971 at about 13:00 local time, a De Havilland DH 82A registered N40DH was involved in an accident during the landing phase of flight near Southbridge, Massachusetts, 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 13:00
Classification
Accident
Location
Southbridge, Massachusetts, United States
Nearest airport
Southbridge
Coordinates
Not recorded
Aircraft
De Havilland DH 82A
Registration
N40DH
Category
Fixed-Wing
Engines
1
Operator
Not recorded
Operating rule
Private Owner
Purpose of flight
Pleasure
Phase of flight
Landing
Route
Nashua, Nh → Long Island, Ny
Aircraft damage
Substantial
Weather
VMC
Light
Daylight
NTSB number
3-2314

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

ACFT NOT EQPD WITH BRAKES.LANDED IN GRASS, APRX 2FT TALL, ADJ TO RWY.

Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.

Other De Havilland DH-82A accidents

Date Aircraft Location Operator Outcome Died
6 Sep 1971 De Havilland DH 82A
N5444
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no coordinates
- Minor injuries -
19 Sep 1972 De Havilland DH-82A
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Santa Paula, California, United States
no coordinates
- Minor injuries -
12 Jun 1973 De Havilland DH 82A
N41DH
Fremont, Ohio, United States
no coordinates
- No injuries -
23 May 1975 De Havilland DH 82A
N8223
Tewksbury, Massachusetts, United States
no coordinates
- Minor injuries -
10 Aug 1975 De Havilland DH-82A
N9TM
Otisville, Michigan, United States
no coordinates
- No injuries -
5 Nov 1978 De Havilland DH-82A
N90406
No.hampton, New Hampshire, United States
no coordinates
- Fatal 1

All 22 records for this type

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