# Accident 19830215074129A: Dhav DHC6300, Hailey, ID, February 15, 1983

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: February 15, 1983, 11:00 local time
- Place: Hailey, ID
- Airport: Friedman Memorial
- Damage: Destroyed
- Phase of flight: Final Approach
- Operating rules: Air taxi and commuter (Part 135)
- Operator: SPAA
- Location: 43.5709° N, 114.2092° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=43.5709&lon=-114.2092&mi=10
- Aircraft: N361V, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N361V-1984-05-30) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Dehavilland DHC-6 TWIN OTTER (registry code 2802606, https://openairdocs.org/model/dehavilland-dhc-6-twin-otter) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: DHAV DHC6300
- Reported engine: PWA PT6A27
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 12,000 total, 1,000 in this make and model, 0 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB DCA83AA017](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/DCA83AA017) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19830215074129A

## Narrative

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

CRASH OCCURRED DUE TO LOSS OF ELEVATOR CONTROL CAUSED BY UNSECURED BOLT ON ELEVATOR TORQUE TUBE.

## 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 DCA83AA017](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/DCA83AA017), Feb 15, 1983: de Havilland DHC-6-300 (N361V), Hailey, ID, destroyed

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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