# Accident 19790227030759A: Dhav DHC6300, Cheyenne, WY, February 27, 1979

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: February 27, 1979, 08:07 local time
- Place: Cheyenne, WY
- Airport: Municipal
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Forced/Precautionary Landing
- Operating rules: Air taxi and commuter (Part 135)
- Location: 41.1400° N, 104.8202° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Cheyenne, WY, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=41.1400&lon=-104.8202&mi=10
- Aircraft: N24RM (not matched to a registry record)
- Reported make and model: DHAV DHC6300
- Reported engine: PWA PT6A27
- People aboard: 12
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 3,742 total, 794 in this make and model, 201 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB DCA79AA010](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/DCA79AA010) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19790227030759A

## Narrative

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

ENGINE FAILED ON TAKEOFF. CREW ELECTED TO MAKE FORCED LNDG RATHER THAN CONTINUE FLT. ACFT CAPABLE OF FLIGHT.

## 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 DCA79AA010](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/DCA79AA010), Feb 27, 1979: Dehavilland DHC-6 (N24RM), Cheyenne, WY, substantial damage

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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