# Accident 19880720027129A: Dhav DHC6200, Washington, DC, July 20, 1988

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: July 20, 1988, 16:08 local time
- Place: Washington, DC
- Airport: Dulles International
- Damage: Destroyed
- Phase of flight: To Init Climb(1st Pwr Reduct)
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Operator: FWYA
- Location: 38.9445° N, 77.4558° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at , within about a mile (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=38.9445&lon=-77.4558&mi=10
- Aircraft: N7267, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N7267-2013-07-23) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Dehavilland DHC-6 TWIN OTTER (registry code 2802606, https://openairdocs.org/model/dehavilland-dhc-6-twin-otter) (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 DHC6200
- Reported engine: PWA PT6A20A
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 1
- Pilot flight hours: 12,400 total
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB BFO88FA067](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/BFO88FA067) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19880720027129A

## Narrative

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

FLAPS LEFT FULL DOWN AFTER INSPECTION. TOOK OFF FLAPS DOWN PITCHED UP STALLED. NOSED DOWN. CONTROL LOCK ALSO ON.

## 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 BFO88FA067](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/BFO88FA067), Jul 20, 1988: de Havilland DHC-6-200 (N7267), Chantilly, VA, destroyed, 1 fatal. Probable cause: THE PILOT INADVERTENTLY MISUSED THE FLAPS, BY FAILING TO SET THE FLAPS TO THE PROPER SETTING. THE FLAPS WERE SET FULL DOWN. THIS CAUSED THE AIRCRAFT TO PITCH UP STEEPLY AFTER LIFTOFF. ADDITIONALLY,…

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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