# Accident 19970721045189A: Dhav DHC6300, Elko, NV, July 21, 1997

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: July 21, 1997, 13:49 local time
- Place: Elko, NV
- Airport: Elko Municipal - J C Harris Field
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Roll-Out (Fixed Wing)
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 40.9499° N, 115.7890° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=40.9499&lon=-115.7890&mi=10
- Aircraft: N776BF, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N776BF-2004-07-01) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Dehavilland DHC-6-300 (registry code 2802630, https://openairdocs.org/model/dehavilland-dhc-6-300) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Pratt & Whitney PT6A series (registry code 52032, https://openairdocs.org/engine/pratt-whitney-pt6a-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: DHAV DHC6300
- Reported engine: PWA PT6A27
- People aboard: 2
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 1,561 total, 2 in this make and model, 2 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB LAX97LA250](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX97LA250) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19970721045189A

## Narrative

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

VEERED SHARPLY TO LEFT LANDING. LEFT RUNWAY. SNAPPED OFF NOSE GEAR. LOOSE ACTUATOR CABLES ALLOWED WHEEL NOT CENTERED.

## 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 LAX97LA250](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX97LA250), Jul 21, 1997: de Havilland DHC-6-300 (N776BF), Elko, NV, substantial damage. Probable cause: The failure of maintenance personnel to correctly diagnose and correct a reoccurring nose gear steering problem, and the improperly tensioned nose wheel steering actuator cables which provided the…

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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