De Havilland DHC-6 N68DE
30 May 1979 · Rockland, Maine, United States · Fatal
Summary
On 30 May 1979 at about 20:55 local time, a De Havilland DHC-6 registered N68DE, operated by Downeast Airli, was involved in an accident during the landing phase of flight near Rockland, Maine, United States. 18 people were on board and 17 died, one was seriously injured. The aircraft was destroyed. No probable cause statement is available for this record.
The record
- Date
- at 20:55
- Classification
- Accident
- Location
- Rockland, Maine, United States
- Nearest airport
- Knox County Rgnl
- Coordinates
- Not recorded
- Aircraft
- De Havilland DHC-6
- Registration
- N68DE
- Category
- Fixed-Wing
- Engines
- 2
- Operator
- Downeast Airli
- Operating rule
- Air Taxi Operator
- Purpose of flight
- Air Taxi-Passenger Operations
- Phase of flight
- Landing
- Route
- Boston, Ma → S
- Aircraft damage
- Destroyed
- Weather
- IMC
- Light
- Night (Dark)
- NTSB number
- 3-3951
People
17 people died.
| On board | Died | Serious | Minor | Uninjured |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 18 | 17 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
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
DSCNDD BLO MDA.INORDINATE MGMT PRESSURES.1ST OFFMRGL INSTRUMENT PROFICIENCY.CHRONIC FATIGUE, PIC.
Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.
Other De Havilland DHC-6 accidents
| Date | Aircraft | Location | Operator | Outcome | Died |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 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 | - |
| 28 Jan 1979 | De Havilland DHC-6 | Anaktuvuk Pass, Alaska, United States | Cape Smythe AI | No injuries | - |
| 27 Feb 1979 | De Havilland DHC-6 | Cheyenne, Wyoming, United States | Rocky Mountain | Minor injuries | - |
| 2 Dec 1978 | De Havilland DHC-6 | Watertown, New York, United States | E. A. Deeds | Minor injuries | - |
| 21 Sep 1980 | De Havilland DHC-6 | Wichita Falls, Texas, United States | Rio Airlines | No injuries | - |
Other accidents in this area
| Date | Aircraft | Location | Operator | Outcome | Died |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 24 Feb 1979 | Cessna 180 | Waunakee, Wisconsin, United States | Anderson Enter | No injuries | - |
| 18 Mar 1979 | Beechcraft P35 | Mormon Mesa, Nevada, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 2 Apr 1979 | Bell 47G2M | Guadalupe, California, United States | R & S Dusters | No injuries | - |
| 18 Apr 1979 | Beechcraft F33A | Goodyear, Arizona, United States | Air Trng Centr | No injuries | - |
| 28 Jul 1979 | Piper PA-28 | Melbourne, Florida, United States | FIT Aviation | No injuries | - |
| 3 Aug 1979 | Piper PA-20 | Red Star, Arkansas, United States | - | No injuries | - |