Dehavnd Can DHC-6 N26KA
5 January 1978 · Leadville, Colorado, United States · No injuries
Summary
On 5 January 1978 at about 12:40 local time, a Dehavnd Can DHC-6 registered N26KA, operated by Rocky Mt.awys., was involved in an accident during the landing phase of flight near Leadville, Colorado, United States. 20 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 12:40
- Classification
- Accident
- Location
- Leadville, Colorado, United States
- Nearest airport
- Lake County
- Coordinates
- Not recorded
- Aircraft
- Dehavnd Can DHC-6
- Registration
- N26KA
- Category
- Fixed-Wing
- Engines
- 2
- Operator
- Rocky Mt.awys.
- Operating rule
- Air Taxi Operator
- Purpose of flight
- Air Taxi-Passenger Operations
- Phase of flight
- Landing
- Route
- Aspen, Co → Denver, Co
- Aircraft damage
- Substantial
- Weather
- VMC
- Light
- Daylight
- NTSB number
- 3-0234
People
Nobody was injured.
| On board | Died | Serious | Minor | Uninjured |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 20 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 20 |
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
CO CHIEF PLT STATED APPROACHES ARE TAUGHT TO BE MADE WITH PWR ON.
Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.
Other Dehavnd Can DHC-6 accidents
| Date | Aircraft | Location | Operator | Outcome | Died |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 13 Oct 1978 | Dehavnd Can DHC-6 | Barrow, Alaska, United States | Arctic Guide A | Fatal | 1 |
| 3 Dec 1979 | Dehavnd Can DHC-6 | Nome, Alaska, United States | Evergreen Heli | Fatal | 4 |
| 22 Jan 1980 | Dehavnd Can DHC-6 | Kenai, Alaska, United States | Alaska Aerona | Minor injuries | - |
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| Date | Aircraft | Location | Operator | Outcome | Died |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 14 Apr 1978 | Cessna 150L | Hallandale, Mississippi, United States | Boardman Aviat | Serious injuries | - |
| 3 Jun 1978 | Cessna 310Q | Destin, Florida, United States | Araguel Sander | No injuries | - |
| 29 Apr 1978 | Beechcraft S-35 | Audubon, Iowa, United States | - | Fatal | 5 |
| 29 May 1978 | Piper PA-23 | Longdale, Oklahoma, United States | - | Fatal | 1 |
| 11 Aug 1978 | Bell 47G4A | New Rochelle, New York, United States | Island Helicop | No injuries | - |
| 23 Apr 1978 | Piper PA-31 | Arlington, Indiana, United States | - | Fatal | 9 |