39.3903° N, 104.7419° WPlaced by OpenAirDocs: center of Franktown, CO, within about 6 miles.Open in the map
Date
March 19, 1978 · 09:40 local
Place
Franktown, CO
Phase of flight
Normal Cruise
Operating rules
Air taxi and commuter (Part 135)
Damage
Minor damage
Aircraft
N25KA
Reported as
Dhav DHC6/
People aboard
10
Fatal injuries
0
Pilot’s flight hours
7,000 total4,000 in this make and model0 in the last 90 days
From the FAA’s Accident/Incident Data System (AIDS), through its Aviation Safety Information Portal, as reported. The NTSB investigates accidents separately, and its record of an accident is the fuller one. The aircraft is matched to the registry by N-number and event date, checked against the reported make and model; the registry’s history has gaps, so older matches can be wrong. Compare the reported make and model.
What happened
The FAA’s narrative, in sentence case. The FAA writes it in capitals and removes private details.
Part of the baggage pod fairing separated in flight. Mounting holes in fiberglass material had become enlarged.
As the FAA filed it
PART OF THE BAGGAGE POD FAIRING SEPARATED IN FLIGHT. MOUNTING HOLES IN FIBERGLASS MATERIAL HAD BECOME ENLARGED.