# Accident 20010501008039A: Dhav DHC6300, Star, IA, May 1, 2001

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: May 1, 2001, 10:01 local time
- Place: Star, IA
- Damage: No damage
- Location: 43.7208° N, 116.4896° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=43.7208&lon=-116.4896&mi=10
- Aircraft: N49SJ, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N49SJ) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Dehavilland DHC-6-300 (registry code 2802630, https://openairdocs.org/model/dehavilland-dhc-6-300) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Pratt & Whitney Canada PT6A-34 series (registry code 52250, https://openairdocs.org/engine/pratt-whitney-canada-pt6a-34-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: DHAV DHC6300
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB SEA01TA083](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/SEA01TA083) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20010501008039A

## Narrative

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

(-23)MAY 1, 2001, APPROXIMATELY 1030 MDT A DEHAVILLAND DHC-6-300, N49SJ, REGISTERED TO AND OPERATED BY THE DEPARTMENT OF INTERIOR AS A PUBLIC USE AIRCRAFT WAS SUBSTANTIALLY DAMAGED WHEN THE AIRCRAFT VEERED OFF THE RUNWAY AT STAR PARACHUTE AIRPORT, STAR, IDAHO. THE SUBSTANTIAL DAMAGE OCCURRED WHEN THE NOSE GEAR ASSEMBLY WAS SHEARED OFF DUE TO COLLISION WITH TERRAIN.  VISUAL METEOROLOGICAL CONDITIONS PREVAILED AND NO FLIGHT PLAN WAS FILED.  NEITHER THE PILOT NOR THE PASSENGER WERE INJURED.  THE FLIGHT ORIGINATED FROM BOISE MUNICIPAL AT 1015 MDT AND WAS FOR THE PURPOSE OF SMOKE JUMPER TRAINING.

## 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 SEA01TA083](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/SEA01TA083), May 1, 2001: de Havilland DHC-6-300 (N49SJ), Star, ID, substantial damage. Probable cause: Fatigue failure of the nose wheel steering cable during the landing roll. Rough/uneven terrain was a factor.

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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