# Accident 19851011056309A: Dhav DHC6TWNOTTER, Homer City, PA, October 11, 1985

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: October 11, 1985
- Place: Homer City, PA
- Damage: Destroyed
- Phase of flight: Normal Cruise
- Operating rules: Air taxi and commuter (Part 135)
- Operator: MTNA
- Location: 39.8008° N, 79.7999° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=39.8008&lon=-79.7999&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 DHC6TWNOTTER
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 1
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB NYC86FA006](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC86FA006) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19851011056309A

## Narrative

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

No narrative was filed.

## 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 NYC86FA006](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC86FA006), Oct 12, 1985: de Havilland DHC-6 (N3257), Homer City, PA, destroyed, 1 fatal

## Other reports on N3257 (1)

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

- [Incident 19800411049159I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19800411049159I), Apr 11, 1980: Dhav DHC6* (N3257), Springfield, IL. Aircraft ran off runway while making crosswind landing.

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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