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Accident · Substantial damage

FAA accident report · Dhav DHC6300 · College Station, TX · February 7, 1980

Date
February 7, 1980 · 11:30 local
Place
College Station, TX
Airport
Easterwood
Phase of flight
Ground Taxi, Other Airplane
Operating rules
Air taxi and commuter (Part 135)
Operator
RIOA
Damage
Substantial damage
Aircraft
N97RA
NTSB investigation
NTSBFTW80DA038
Reported as
Dhav DHC6300
People aboard
12
Fatal injuries
0
Pilot’s flight hours
4,657 total57 in this make and model310 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.

Right main landing gear failed as airplane turned on taxiway. Landing gear leg separated at y joint weld.

As the FAA filed it

RIGHT MAIN LANDING GEAR FAILED AS AIRPLANE TURNED ON TAXIWAY. LANDING GEAR LEG SEPARATED AT Y JOINT WELD.

NTSB investigation

The NTSB’s investigation of this event, with its probable cause and findings. Matched to this report by N-number and date.