# Accident 19800921042509A: Dhav DHC6300, Wichita Falls, TX, September 21, 1980

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: September 21, 1980, 13:20 local time
- Place: Wichita Falls, TX
- Airport: Sheppard Afb
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Forced/Precautionary Landing
- Operating rules: Air taxi and commuter (Part 135)
- Operator: RIOA
- Location: 33.9137° N, 98.4934° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Wichita Falls, TX, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=33.9137&lon=-98.4934&mi=10
- Aircraft: N46RA, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N46RA-2012-12-07) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Dehavilland DHC-6-300 (registry code 2802630, https://openairdocs.org/model/dehavilland-dhc-6-300) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Pratt & Whitney Canada PT6A-60A (registry code 52043, https://openairdocs.org/engine/pratt-whitney-canada-pt6a-60a) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: DHAV DHC6300
- People aboard: 14
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 2,166 total, 1,053 in this make and model, 195 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB FTW80DA120](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW80DA120) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19800921042509A

## Narrative

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

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

## 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 FTW80DA120](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW80DA120), Sep 21, 1980: Dehavilland DHC-6 (N46RA), Wichita Falls, TX, 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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