De Havilland DHC-2 N63315
15 April 1976 · Cedar Lake, Michigan, United States · No injuries
Summary
On 15 April 1976 at about 16:26 local time, a De Havilland DHC-2 registered N63315, operated by Andrews Univer, was involved in an accident during the takeoff phase of flight near Cedar Lake, Michigan, United States. 7 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 16:26
- Classification
- Accident
- Location
- Cedar Lake, Michigan, United States
- Nearest airport
- Cedar Lake
- Coordinates
- Not recorded
- Aircraft
- De Havilland DHC-2
- Registration
- N63315
- Category
- Fixed-Wing
- Engines
- 1
- Operator
- Andrews Univer
- Operating rule
- Other
- Purpose of flight
- Demonstration
- Phase of flight
- Takeoff
- Route
- S → Local
- Aircraft damage
- Substantial
- Weather
- VMC
- Light
- Daylight
- NTSB number
- 3-0994
People
Nobody was injured.
| On board | Died | Serious | Minor | Uninjured |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 7 |
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
WING HIT BUSHES.
Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.
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|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 7 Aug 1976 | De Havilland DHC-2 | Mansfield, Texas, United States | - | Serious injuries | - |
| 14 May 1976 | De Havilland DHC-2 | Acapulco, Mexico | Drug Enfcmt AD | Fatal | 3 |
| 15 Jan 1976 | De Havilland DHC-2 | Ozark, Alabama, United States | ALA AYN TEC Co | Minor injuries | - |
| 8 Jun 1976 | De Havilland DHC-2 | Palmer, Alaska, United States | - | Fatal | 1 |
| 9 Aug 1976 | De Havilland DHC-2 | Petersburg, Alaska, United States | Alaska Island | No injuries | - |
| 10 Jun 1976 | De Havilland DHC-2 | Carbondale, Kansas, United States | Topeka Shawnee | Serious injuries | - |
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| Date | Aircraft | Location | Operator | Outcome | Died |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 10 Feb 1976 | Cessna 150 | Coyanosa, Texas, United States | - | Minor injuries | - |
| 29 Jan 1976 | Beechcraft E18S | Manahawkin, New Jersey, United States | Thramway Inc | Minor injuries | - |
| 14 Mar 1976 | Schweizer SGS233 | Elmira, New York, United States | Ithaca Flyingc | Minor injuries | - |
| 25 Apr 1976 | Piper PA-22 | Burns, Oregon, United States | Klamath Aircra | No injuries | - |
| 18 Mar 1976 | Douglas DC-3A | Dallas, Texas, United States | Tricon Airline | No injuries | - |
| 5 Jun 1976 | Bellanca 8KCAB | Boulder, Colorado, United States | - | Serious injuries | - |