# Accident 19781204044799A: Dhav DHC6300, Steamboat Sprin, CO, December 4, 1978

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: December 4, 1978
- Place: Steamboat Sprin, CO
- Damage: Destroyed
- Phase of flight: Descent
- Operator: RMA
- Location: 40.4756° N, 106.8229° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Steamboat Springs, CO, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=40.4756&lon=-106.8229&mi=10
- Aircraft: N25RM, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N25RM-1978-12-04) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Dehavilland DHC-6 TWIN OTTER (registry code 2802606, https://openairdocs.org/model/dehavilland-dhc-6-twin-otter) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: DHAV DHC6300
- People aboard: 2
- Fatal injuries: 1
- Pilot flight hours: 7,339 total, 3,904 in this make and model, 203 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB DCA79AA003](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/DCA79AA003) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19781204044799A

## Narrative

As the FAA filed it, in capitals; the FAA replaces private details with ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^.

WEATHER EXCEEDED AIRCRAFT CAPABILITY TO MAINTAIN FLIGHT HIT MOUNTAIN 10530FT MSL.

## The NTSB's investigation of this event (1)

From the NTSB's public API. Aircraft are matched to registry aircraft by N-number and event date, checked against the reported serial number, make and model; the registry's history has gaps, so older matches can be wrong. Compare the reported make and model.

- [NTSB DCA79AA003](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/DCA79AA003), Dec 4, 1978: Dehavilland DHC-6 (N25RM), Steamboat Spgs, CO, destroyed, 2 fatal

From the FAA Accident/Incident Data System. Reports are matched to registry aircraft 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. For accidents, the NTSB's own investigation is the fuller record.

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