De Havilland DHC-6 N76PH
11 December 1978 · Sacramento, California, United States · No injuries
Summary
On 11 December 1978 at about 09:07 local time, a De Havilland DHC-6 registered N76PH, operated by Air Pacific, was involved in an incident during the taxi phase of flight near Sacramento, California, United States. 11 people were on board and nobody was injured. The aircraft was slightly damaged. No probable cause statement is available for this record.
The record
- Date
- at 09:07
- Classification
- Incident
- Location
- Sacramento, California, United States
- Nearest airport
- Sacramento Metro
- Coordinates
- Not recorded
- Aircraft
- De Havilland DHC-6
- Registration
- N76PH
- Category
- Fixed-Wing
- Engines
- 2
- Operator
- Air Pacific
- Operating rule
- Air Taxi Operator
- Purpose of flight
- Air Taxi-Passenger Operations
- Phase of flight
- Taxi
- Route
- S → Eureka, Ca
- Aircraft damage
- Minor
- Weather
- VMC
- Light
- Daylight
- NTSB number
- 5-0029
People
Nobody was injured.
| On board | Died | Serious | Minor | Uninjured |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 11 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 11 |
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
FAILED RT GEAR STRUT.P/N C6U1103-S4.S/N 496.
Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.
Other De Havilland DHC-6 accidents
| Date | Aircraft | Location | Operator | Outcome | Died |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2 Dec 1978 | De Havilland DHC-6 | Watertown, New York, United States | E. A. Deeds | Minor injuries | - |
| 4 Dec 1978 | De Havilland DHC-6 | Steamboat Spgs, Colorado, United States | Rocky MTN Airw | Fatal | 2 |
| 19 Apr 1978 | De Havilland DHC-6 | Albuquerque, New Mexico, United States | Ross Aviation. | No injuries | - |
| 18 Jan 1978 | De Havilland DHC-6 | Pueblo, Colorado, United States | Frontier Airlines, Inc. | Fatal | 3 |
| 17 Jun 1979 | De Havilland DHC-6 | Hyannis, Massachusetts, United States | Air New England | Fatal | 1 |
| 5 Nov 1979 | De Havilland DHC-6 | Tau, Samoa | South Pacific | Serious injuries | - |
Other accidents in this area
| 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 |