De Havilland DHC-6-200 N3434
3 April 1985 · Grand Rapids, Michigan, United States · No injuries
Summary
On 3 April 1985 at about 11:33 local time, a De Havilland DHC-6-200 registered N3434, operated by Mountain Air Cargo, was involved in an accident near Grand Rapids, Michigan, 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 11:33
- Classification
- Accident
- Location
- Grand Rapids, Michigan, United States
- Nearest airport
- Kent County (GRR)
- Coordinates
- 42.8694, -85.6192
- Aircraft
- De Havilland DHC-6-200
- Registration
- N3434
- Category
- Airplane
- Engines
- 2
- Operator
- Mountain Air Cargo
- Operating rule
- Part 135: Air Taxi & Commuter
- Purpose of flight
- Unknown
- Phase of flight
- Not recorded
- Route
- Grand Rapids → Traverse City
- Aircraft damage
- Substantial
- Weather
- VMC
- Light
- Day
- NTSB number
- CHI85LA151
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
THE 14 CFR 135 PILOT WITH LIGHT LOAD OF CARGO WAS TAKING OFFOF 10000 X 150 FT RUNWAY PILOT SAID RT ENGINE LOST POWER HE REDUCED POWER TO LD WAS 50 FT AGL AND BOUNCED ON SECOND TOUCHDOWN ACFT DEPT RUNWAY AT 45 ANGLE NOSE GEAR BROKE OFF IN SOD WIND WAS 30 OFF NOSE AT 12K GUSTING 2 1 RT WING CAP DESTROYED BY GROUND CONTACT ENGINE EXAM DISCLOSED NO MALFUNCTION ACFT FERRIED OUT AFTER STRUCTUAL-NO ENGINE REPAIR
Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.
Other De Havilland DHC-6 accidents
| Date | Aircraft | Location | Operator | Outcome | Died |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 12 Mar 1985 | De Havilland DHC-6-300 | Barter Island, Alaska, United States | - | Serious injuries | - |
| 12 Oct 1985 | De Havilland DHC-6 | Homer City, Pennsylvania, United States | Mountain Air Cargo, Inc. | Fatal | 1 |
| 18 Jun 1986 | De Havilland DHC-6-300 | Grand Canyon, Arizona, United States | Grand Canyon Helicopter | Fatal | 25 |
| 21 Jul 1984 | De Havilland DHC-6-300 | Tau, American Samoa | South Pacific Island | Fatal | 1 |
| 12 May 1984 | De Havilland DHC 6-300 | Tau, Manu'a, Hawaii, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 29 Sep 1984 | De Havilland DHC-6-300 | Houston, Texas, United States | Metroflight, Inc. | No injuries | - |
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|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 10 Oct 1985 | Gulfstream 690A | Cadillac, Michigan, United States | Thomas Wiles | Fatal | 2 |
| 12 Nov 1985 | Cessna 402C | Detroit, Michigan, United States | Gateway Pace Aviation, Inc. | Fatal | 1 |
| 25 Apr 1985 | Boeing 747-123 | Detroit, Michigan, United States | United Air Carriers | Minor injuries | - |
| 4 Dec 1985 | Cessna T210M | Highland, Michigan, United States | Thomas J. O'connor | Minor injuries | - |
| 10 Dec 1985 | Aerospatiale SA365N | Adrian, Michigan, United States | - | Fatal | 2 |
| 13 Jan 1985 | Piper PA-28-161 | Troy, Michigan, United States | Lentini Aviation | No injuries | - |