# Incident 19800411049159I: Dhav DHC6*, Springfield, IL, April 11, 1980

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: April 11, 1980, 21:17 local time
- Place: Springfield, IL
- Airport: Capital
- Phase of flight: Roll-Out (Fixed Wing)
- Operating rules: Air taxi and commuter (Part 135)
- Operator: AILA
- Location: 39.8017° N, 89.6437° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Springfield, IL, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=39.8017&lon=-89.6437&mi=10
- Aircraft: N3257, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N3257-2012-11-06) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Dehavilland DHC-6 TWIN OTTER (registry code 2802606, https://openairdocs.org/model/dehavilland-dhc-6-twin-otter) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: U/A Canada PT6 SER 578HP (registry code 61501, https://openairdocs.org/engine/u-a-canada-pt6-ser-578hp) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: DHAV DHC6*
- People aboard: 15
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 2,235 total, 379 in this make and model, 0 in the last 90 days
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19800411049159I

## Narrative

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

AIRCRAFT RAN OFF RUNWAY WHILE MAKING CROSSWIND LANDING.

## Other reports on N3257 (1)

Matched to the same aircraft by N-number and date.

- [Accident 19851011056309A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19851011056309A), Oct 11, 1985: Dhav DHC6TWNOTTER (N3257), Homer City, PA, Destroyed, 1 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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