# Accident 20080618834519A: Dhav DHC6100, Hyannis, MA, June 18, 2008

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: June 18, 2008, 10:11 local time
- Place: Hyannis, MA
- Airport: Barnstable Municipal-Boardman/Polan
- Damage: Destroyed
- Phase of flight: To Init Climb(1st Pwr Reduct)
- Operating rules: Air taxi and commuter (Part 135)
- Operator: AXSA
- Location: 41.6719° N, 70.2706° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=41.6719&lon=-70.2706&mi=10
- Aircraft: N656WA, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N656WA-2009-05-28) (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 DHC6100
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 1
- Pilot flight hours: 3,582 total, 99 in this make and model, 63 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB NYC08FA218](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC08FA218) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20080618834519A

## Narrative

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

(-23) AIRCRAFT DEPARTED ON RUNWAY 24; AT APPROXIMATELY 1000 FEET, AFTER TAKEOFF THE AIRCRAFT BANKED LEFT, ROLLED OVER SLIGHTLY INVERTED, IMPACTING THE GROUND OFF OF THE RUNWAY (TO THE LEFT OF THE RUNWAY).  GROUND MARKINGS INDICATE THE NOSE OF THE AIRCRAFT IMPACTED THE GROUND INITIALLY THEN BOUNCED BACK IN AN UPRIGHT POSITION.  AIRCRAFT WAS DESTROYED ON IMPACT AND CAME TO A REST AT APPROXIMATELY 1300 FROM THE DEPARTURE END OF RUNWAY 24.  ONE SOUL ON BOARD, FATALLY INJURED.

## 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 NYC08FA218](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC08FA218), Jun 18, 2008: Dehavilland DHC6 (N656WA), Hyannis, MA, substantial damage, 1 fatal. Probable cause: The pilot's failure to remove the flight control lock prior to takeoff. Contributing to the accident was the Federal Aviation Administration's failure to issue an airworthiness directive making 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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