19800921042509A

Accident · Substantial damage

FAA accident report · Dhav DHC-6-300 · Wichita Falls, TX · September 21, 1980

Date
September 21, 1980 · 13:20 local
Place
Wichita Falls, TX
Airport
Sheppard Afb
Phase of flight
Forced/Precautionary Landing
Operating rules
Air taxi and commuter (Part 135)
Operator
RIOA
Damage
Substantial damage
Aircraft
N46RA
NTSB investigation
NTSBFTW80DA120
Reported as
Dhav DHC6300
People aboard
14
Fatal injuries
0
Pilot’s flight hours
2,166 total1,053 in this make and model195 in the last 90 days

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What happened

The FAA’s narrative, in sentence case. The FAA writes it in capitals and removes private details.

Nosed up near stall on takeoff. Pilot removed control lock, recovered to high sink rate at ground impact.

As the FAA filed it

NOSED UP NEAR STALL ON TAKEOFF. PILOT REMOVED CONTROL LOCK, RECOVERED TO HIGH SINK RATE AT GROUND IMPACT.

NTSB investigation

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