Plane Crash List

Dyke Delta JD-2 N443B

6 August 1978 · N.little Rock, Arkansas, United States · No injuries

Summary

On 6 August 1978 at about 11:00 local time, a Dyke Delta JD-2 registered N443B was involved in an accident during the landing phase of flight near N.little Rock, Arkansas, United States. One person was on board and nobody was injured. The aircraft was substantially damaged. No probable cause statement is available for this record.

The record

Date
at 11:00
Classification
Accident
Location
N.little Rock, Arkansas, United States
Nearest airport
North Little Rock
Coordinates
Not recorded
Aircraft
Dyke Delta JD-2
Registration
N443B
Category
Fixed-Wing
Engines
1
Operator
Not recorded
Operating rule
Private Owner
Purpose of flight
Pleasure
Phase of flight
Landing
Route
S → Local
Aircraft damage
Substantial
Weather
VMC
Light
Daylight
NTSB number
3-1782

People

Nobody was injured.

On board Died Serious Minor Uninjured
1 0 0 0 1

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

FORWARD BOTTOM PORTION OF LANDING GEAR HANDLE DEVELOPED FATIGUE CRACK.

Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.

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