De Havilland DHC-6-100 N203E
29 July 2006 · Sullivan, Missouri, United States · Fatal
Summary
On 29 July 2006 at about 18:45 local time, a De Havilland DHC-6-100 registered N203E was involved in an accident near Sullivan, Missouri, United States. 8 people were on board and 6 died, 2 were seriously injured. The aircraft was substantially damaged. The NTSB has published a probable cause for this accident; it is quoted in full below.
The record
- Date
- at 18:45
- Classification
- Accident
- Location
- Sullivan, Missouri, United States
- Nearest airport
- Sullivan Regional (UUV)
- Coordinates
- 38.2339, -91.1736
- Aircraft
- De Havilland DHC-6-100
- Registration
- N203E
- Category
- Airplane
- Engines
- 2
- Operator
- Not recorded
- Operating rule
- Part 91: General Aviation
- Purpose of flight
- Skydiving
- Phase of flight
- Not recorded
- Route
- Sullivan → Unknown
- Aircraft damage
- Substantial
- Weather
- VMC
- Light
- Day
- NTSB number
- CHI06FA210
People
6 people died.
| On board | Died | Serious | Minor | Uninjured |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 8 | 6 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
Probable cause
the pilot's failure to maintain airspeed following a loss of power in the right engine due to the fracturing of compressor turbine blades for undetermined reasons. Contributing to some parachutists' injuries was the lack of a more effective restraint system on the airplane.
Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record. This site does not paraphrase or interpret it.
Read the full NTSB narrative
The Safety Board's full report is available at http://www.ntsb.gov/publictn/publictn.htm. The Aircraft Accident Summary Report number is NTSB/AAR 08/03/SUM. On July 29, 2006, about 1345 central daylight time, a de Havilland DHC 6 100, N203E, registered to Adventure Aviation, LLC, and operated by Skydive Quantum Leap as a local parachute operations flight, crashed into trees and terrain after takeoff from Sullivan Regional Airport, near Sullivan, Missouri. The pilot and five parachutists were killed, and two parachutists were seriously injured. The flight was operated under 14 Code of Federal Regulations Part 91 with no flight plan filed. Visual meteorological conditions prevailed.
Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.
Other De Havilland DHC-6 accidents
| Date | Aircraft | Location | Operator | Outcome | Died |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 10 Jan 2006 | De Havilland DHC-6 | Puerto Jimenez, Costa Rica | Nature Air | Minor injuries | - |
| 16 Dec 2005 | De Havilland DHC-6-300 | Tamarindo, Costa Rica | Travelair S.A. | Serious injuries | - |
| 4 Jun 2005 | De Havilland DHC-6 | Rittman, Ohio, United States | - | Serious injuries | - |
| 23 Apr 2005 | De Havilland DHC-6 | Deland, Florida, United States | Skydive Deland, Inc. | Fatal | - |
| 27 Jan 2005 | De Havilland DHC-6-200 | Toksook Bay, Alaska, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 29 Jun 2008 | De Havilland DHC-6-200 | Baldwin, Wisconsin, United States | Marko Bewersdorff | No injuries | - |
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| Date | Aircraft | Location | Operator | Outcome | Died |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 26 Nov 2006 | Aviat A-1B | St Louis, Missouri, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 23 Nov 2006 | Cessna 120 | Perryville, Missouri, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 9 Dec 2006 | Cessna 140 | Vienna, Missouri, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 12 Dec 2006 | Bell 407 | Raytown, Missouri, United States | CJ Systems Aviation Group, Inc. | No injuries | - |
| 13 Jun 2006 | Piper PA-32R-301T | Parkville, Missouri, United States | Thomas D. Leonardson | Fatal | 2 |
| 25 Feb 2006 | Beechcraft 95-55 | Sikeston, Missouri, United States | - | No injuries | - |