# Accident 19910612021359A: Dhav DHC6300, Denver, CO, June 12, 1991

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: June 12, 1991, 05:00 local time
- Place: Denver, CO
- Airport: Stapleton International
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Starting Engines
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Operator: HSYA
- Location: 39.7307° N, 104.9194° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=39.7307&lon=-104.9194&mi=10
- Aircraft: N242CA, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N242CA-1998-04-09) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Dehavilland DHC-6-300 (registry code 2802630, https://openairdocs.org/model/dehavilland-dhc-6-300) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: DHAV DHC6300
- Reported engine: PWA PT6A27
- People aboard: 2
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 5,521 total, 23 in this make and model, 93 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB DEN91LA082](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/DEN91LA082) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19910612021359A

## Narrative

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

OVERLOOKED HYDRAULIC CIRCUIT BRAKER AND PARKING BRAKE ON START UP. NO BRAKE PRESSURE RAN INTO COMPANY AIRCRAFT.

## 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 DEN91LA082](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/DEN91LA082), Jun 12, 1991: Boeing DHC-6-300 (N242CA), Denver, CO, substantial damage. Probable cause: THE PILOT'S FAILURE TO PERFORM AN ADEQUATE PREFLIGHT, I.E., NOT FOLLOWING THE CHECK LIST AND THE NORMAL BRAKE SYSTEM WAS INOPERATIVE AS A RESULT OF NO HYDRAULIC SYSTEM PRESSURE (HYDRAULIC SYSTEM…

## Other reports on N242CA (1)

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

- [Accident 19970413005799A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19970413005799A), Apr 13, 1997: Dhav DHC6300 (N242CA), Hilo, HI, Destroyed. Misjudged head winds on ocean ferry flight. Became low fuel status. Ditched 63 mi short destination Hilo hi.

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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