De Havilland DHC-6-300 N361V
15 February 1983 · Hailey, Idaho, United States · Serious injuries
Summary
On 15 February 1983 at about 18:02 local time, a De Havilland DHC-6-300 registered N361V was involved in an accident near Hailey, Idaho, United States. 8 people were on board and 7 were seriously injured, one had minor injuries. The aircraft was destroyed. No probable cause statement is available for this record.
The record
- Date
- at 18:02
- Classification
- Accident
- Location
- Hailey, Idaho, United States
- Nearest airport
- Friedman Memoriel
- Coordinates
- 43.5709, -114.2092
- Aircraft
- De Havilland DHC-6-300
- Registration
- N361V
- Category
- Airplane
- Engines
- 2
- Operator
- Not recorded
- Operating rule
- Part 135: Air Taxi & Commuter
- Purpose of flight
- Unknown
- Phase of flight
- Not recorded
- Route
- Boise → Unknown
- Aircraft damage
- Destroyed
- Weather
- VMC
- Light
- Day
- NTSB number
- DCA83AA017
People
7 people were seriously injured.
| On board | Died | Serious | Minor | Uninjured |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 8 | 0 | 7 | 1 | 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
THE ACFT WAS LESS THAN 2 MILES FROM THE ARPT OF INTENDED LANDING DURING THE APPROACH WHEN THE CREW EXPERIENCED A LOSS OFELEVATOR CONTROL. THE ACFT STARTED DIVING TOWARD THE GROUND WHEN THE POWER WAS REDUCED. THE PLT APPLIED FULL POWER TO TRY AND RESTORE LEVEL FLT. THE CREW DID NOT RECALL USING THE ELEVATOR TRIM TO RAISE THE ACFT NOSE. THE APPLICATION OF POWER ACCELERATED THE RAISING OF THE NOSE WHICH WOULD HAVE RAISED AT A SLOWER RATE USING ONLY THE ACCELERATION OF THE DIVE. THE CAPT COULD NOT REACH THE ARPT RWY BUT WAS ABLE TO ALIGN WITH AND LAND ON A HIWAY. THE NOSE WAS STILL DOWN AND THE ACFT DESCENDING WITH THE AIRSPEED AT 120 KTS WHEN THE ACFT CONTACTED THE HIWAY AND CARTWHEELED INTO A SNOWBANK ALONGSIDE THE ROAD. AN EXAM OF THE ELEVATOR CONTROL REVEALED A PUSH-PULL ROD HAD BECOME DISCONNECTED FROM AN ELEVATOR TORQUE TUBE. THE CONTROL HAD BEEN DISCONNECTED WHEN THE ACFT WAS PAINTED IN 12/81 & WAS RECONNECTED WITH A NONSTANDARD, UNSECURED BOLT. MAINT RECORDS WERE SKETCHY AS TO THE PROCEDURES DURING THIS MAINT. FAA SURVEILLANCE DID'NT DETECT PRBLM.
Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.
Other De Havilland DHC-6 accidents
| Date | Aircraft | Location | Operator | Outcome | Died |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 21 Sep 1983 | De Havilland DHC-6 | Boston, Massachusetts, United States | Precision Airline | No injuries | - |
| 3 Apr 1983 | De Havilland DHC-6 | McKinney, Texas, United States | David Boatman | Fatal | - |
| 16 May 1982 | De Havilland DHC-6-200 | Hooper Bay, Alaska, United States | Gifford Aviation | Serious injuries | - |
| 16 Jun 1982 | De Havilland DHC-6-100 | Near Port Heide, Alaska, United States | Sea Airmotive, Inc. | No injuries | - |
| 21 Jul 1984 | De Havilland DHC-6-300 | Tau, American Samoa | South Pacific Island | Fatal | 1 |
| 20 Jan 1982 | De Havilland DHC-6-300 | Washington, District of Columbia, United States | Calvin Cafritz Enterprises | No injuries | - |
Other accidents in this area
| Date | Aircraft | Location | Operator | Outcome | Died |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 26 Dec 1983 | Cessna A-185F II | Driggs, Idaho, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 24 Jan 1983 | Cromwell/Pitts S-1S | Athol, Idaho, United States | - | Fatal | 1 |
| 13 Mar 1983 | Cessna 150J | Glenns Ferry, Idaho, United States | - | Fatal | 1 |
| 7 Mar 1983 | Cessna 182Q | McCall, Idaho, United States | - | Fatal | 2 |
| 2 Aug 1983 | Piper PA-36 | Firth, Idaho, United States | David D. Hunter | Fatal | 1 |
| 16 Aug 1983 | Mooney M20E | Nampa, Idaho, United States | - | No injuries | - |