De Havilland DHC-6 N46RA
21 September 1980 · Wichita Falls, Texas, United States · No injuries
Summary
On 21 September 1980 at about 13:20 local time, a De Havilland DHC-6 registered N46RA, operated by Rio Airlines, was involved in an accident during the takeoff phase of flight near Wichita Falls, Texas, United States. 16 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 13:20
- Classification
- Accident
- Location
- Wichita Falls, Texas, United States
- Nearest airport
- Wichita Falls Mun
- Coordinates
- Not recorded
- Aircraft
- De Havilland DHC-6
- Registration
- N46RA
- Category
- Fixed-Wing
- Engines
- 2
- Operator
- Rio Airlines
- Operating rule
- Air Taxi Operator
- Purpose of flight
- Air Taxi-Passenger Operations
- Phase of flight
- Takeoff
- Route
- S → Dallas, Tx
- Aircraft damage
- Substantial
- Weather
- VMC
- Light
- Daylight
- NTSB number
- 3-2769
People
Nobody was injured.
| On board | Died | Serious | Minor | Uninjured |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 16 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 16 |
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
TKOF W CTL LOCK INSTLD.PIC REMOVED CTL LOCK BFR IMPACT.WND GSTG 30KTS.
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 | - |
| 12 May 1981 | De Havilland DHC-6 | Unity, Maine, United States | Air New England | No injuries | - |
| 3 Feb 1981 | De Havilland DHC-6 | Ambler, Alaska, United States | Evergreen Heli | No injuries | - |
| 30 May 1979 | De Havilland DHC-6 | Rockland, Maine, United States | Downeast Airli | Fatal | 17 |
Other accidents in this area
| Date | Aircraft | Location | Operator | Outcome | Died |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 15 Feb 1980 | Grum-Amer AA-5 | Miami, Florida, United States | - | Fatal | 1 |
| 20 Mar 1980 | Piper PA-30 | Charlotte, North Carolina, United States | Caro-Wings FLI | Fatal | 1 |
| 27 May 1980 | Cessna 150 | Clinton, Maryland, United States | Andrews Aero C | No injuries | - |
| 19 May 1980 | Cessna 150 | Everett, Pennsylvania, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 18 May 1980 | Grumman AA-1 | Sylvania, Ohio, United States | - | Fatal | 2 |
| 10 Apr 1980 | Cessna 150 | Colusa, California, United States | Sky View Aviat | No injuries | - |