De Havilland DHC-6 TWIN OTTER N30EA
16 June 2001 · Ottawa, Illinois, United States · Serious injuries
Summary
On 16 June 2001 at about 04:15 local time, a De Havilland DHC-6 TWIN OTTER registered N30EA, operated by Eagle Air Transport Inc., was involved in an accident near Ottawa, Illinois, United States. 7 people were on board and one was seriously injured. The aircraft was slightly damaged. The NTSB has published a probable cause for this accident; it is quoted in full below.
The record
- Date
- at 04:15
- Classification
- Accident
- Location
- Ottawa, Illinois, United States
- Nearest airport
- Skydive Chicago (8N2)
- Coordinates
- 41.3997, -88.7928
- Aircraft
- De Havilland DHC-6 TWIN OTTER
- Registration
- N30EA
- Category
- Airplane
- Engines
- 2
- Operator
- Eagle Air Transport Inc.
- Operating rule
- Part 91: General Aviation
- Purpose of flight
- Positioning
- Phase of flight
- Not recorded
- Route
- Hastings → Ottawa
- Aircraft damage
- Minor
- Weather
- VMC
- Light
- Night
- NTSB number
- CHI01LA167
People
1 person was seriously injured.
| On board | Died | Serious | Minor | Uninjured |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 7 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 6 |
Probable cause
the failure of the passenger to maintain clearance from the windmilling propeller after exiting the airplane.
Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record. This site does not paraphrase or interpret it.
Read the full NTSB narrative
after landing at night and stopping on the ramp, a passenger was seriously injured after walking into the propeller blade after exiting the aircraft.
Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.
Other De Havilland DHC-6 accidents
| Date | Aircraft | Location | Operator | Outcome | Died |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 24 Mar 2001 | De Havilland DHC-6-300 | Saint Barthelem, Guadeloupe | Caraibes Air Transport | Fatal | 19 |
| 1 May 2001 | De Havilland DHC-6-300 | Star, Idaho, United States | Bureau of Land Management | No injuries | - |
| 27 May 2001 | De Havilland DHC-6 TWIN OTTER | Fentress, Texas, United States | Phillip Chappell | Fatal | - |
| 11 Jan 2001 | De Havilland DHC-6-300 | Fort Worth, Texas, United States | Earth Data Aviation | No injuries | - |
| 13 Jul 2002 | De Havilland DHC-6 | Toksook Bay, Alaska, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 20 Jun 2002 | De Havilland DHC-6-300 | Ketchikan, Alaska, United States | Promech Inc. | No injuries | - |
Other accidents in this area
| Date | Aircraft | Location | Operator | Outcome | Died |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 7 Sep 2001 | Piper PA-32R-301T | Downers Grove, Illinois, United States | - | Serious injuries | - |
| 10 Sep 2001 | Beechcraft 76 | Wheeling, Illinois, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 19 May 2001 | Cessna 172R | Alton, Illinois, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 15 Jun 2001 | Vanderbeek CHRISTEN EAGLE II | Plainfield, Illinois, United States | - | Serious injuries | - |
| 10 Jan 2001 | Cessna 152 | Mattoon, Illinois, United States | Central Illinois Air Corp. | No injuries | - |
| 16 Jun 2001 | Schleicher ASW-20 | HIghland, Illinois, United States | - | No injuries | - |