# Accident 20060729016389A: Dhav DHC6300, Sullivan, MO, July 29, 2006

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: July 29, 2006, 13:45 local time
- Place: Sullivan, MO
- Airport: Sullivan Regional
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Forced/Precautionary Landing
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 38.2339° N, 91.1736° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=38.2339&lon=-91.1736&mi=10
- Aircraft: N203E, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N203E-2013-07-18) (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 DHC6300
- Reported engine: PWA PT6A20
- People aboard: 6
- Fatal injuries: 6
- Pilot flight hours: 6,015 total, 0 in this make and model, 0 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB CHI06FA210](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI06FA210) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20060729016389A

## Narrative

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

(-23) BRIEFLY AFTER TAKEOFF, THE RIGHT ENGINE EMITTED SMOKE AND FIRE AND SUBSEQUENTLY WAS EITHER SHUT-DOWN INTENTIONALLY BY THE PILOT OR QUIT OPERATING (EYE WITNESS TESTIMONY AND/OR PHOTOGRAPHS CONFIRM THAT THE RIGHT ENGINE EMITTED SMOKE AND FIRE AND THAT THE PROPELLER ON THAT ENGINE HAD NEARLY STOPPED). PILOT WAS UNABLE TO MAINTAIN FLIGHT WITH THE REMAINING LEFT ENGINE OPERATING FOR NO MORE THAN 3/4 OF A MILE FROM THE TAKEOFF POINT. AIRCRAFT CRASHED NOSE DOWN AND WAS SUBSTANTIALLY DAMAGED. AS OF 7-31-06 SIX OF THE EIGHT PERSONS ON BOARD THE AIRCRAFT SUSTAINED FATAL INJURIES.

## 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 CHI06FA210](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI06FA210), Jul 29, 2006: de Havilland DHC-6-100 (N203E), Sullivan, MO, substantial damage, 6 fatal. Probable cause: the pilot's failure to maintain airspeed following a loss of power in the right engine due to the fracturing of compressor turbine blades for undetermined reasons. Contributing to some parachutists'…

## Other reports on N203E (6)

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

- [Incident 20040627012349I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20040627012349I), Jun 27, 2004: Dhav DHC6 (N203E), Sullivan, MO, 1 fatal. (-23) According to eyewitness [privacy data omitted] was doing a normal solo freefall. Main chute opened approximately 3000 feet AGL. [privacy data omitted]…
- [Accident 19900822035242A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19900822035242A), Aug 22, 1990: Dhav DHC6* (N203E), California City, CA, Substantial damage. In formation to film sky divers with N250CA,a 206B. Vertical tail portion was severed by rotors of the helicopter.
- [Incident 19790604014219I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19790604014219I), Jun 4, 1979: Dhav DHC6TWNOTTER (N203E), Windsor Locks, CT. Inflilght over voltage, both generators came off the line. RH cen. Could not be reset.
- [Incident 19790524200519I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19790524200519I), May 24, 1979: Dhav DHC6200 (N203E), Hyannis, MA. Fumes noted in passenger cabin. Emergency landing made. Aft fuel cap damaged by improper installation.
- [Incident 19781228020669I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19781228020669I), Dec 28, 1978: Dhav DHC6100 (N203E), Hyannis, MA. Engine shut down due to loss of oil pressure. The oil pump had failed.
- [Incident 19780926028709I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19780926028709I), Sep 26, 1978: Dhav DHC6200 (N203E), Boston, MA. Main tire went flat on landing. Cause undetermined.

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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