# Accident 20150209000881A: Dehavilland DHC-6-200, Sebastian, FL, February 9, 2015

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: February 9, 2015, 06:30 local time
- Place: Sebastian, FL
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Collision: Collision on the ground
- Phase of flight: Unknown
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 27.8156° N, 80.4697° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=27.8156&lon=-80.4697&mi=10
- Aircraft: N70EA, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N70EA) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Dehavilland DHC-6-200 (registry code 2802620, https://openairdocs.org/model/dehavilland-dhc-6-200) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Pratt & Whitney PT6A series (registry code 52032, https://openairdocs.org/engine/pratt-whitney-pt6a-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: DEHAVILLAND DHC-6-200
- Reported engine: P&W PT6A SER
- People aboard: 2
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Other injuries: 0
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB ERA15LA124](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ERA15LA124) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20150209000881A

## Narrative

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

ON 2/9/2015, AT APPROXIMATELY 0630, N30EA (PILOTED BY^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^) AND N70EA HAD A HEAD ON COLLISION ON THE RAMP OF THE SEBASTIAN MUNICIPAL AIRPORT. BOTH AIRCRAFT WERE LINED UP SIDE BY SIDE (WING TO WING) READY TO DEPART TO SJU. BOTH PILOTS PERFORMED A PREFLIGHT INSPECTION OF THEIR AIRCRAFT AND STARTED THE ENGINES ON THE AIRCRAFT. ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^ HAD TURNED THE ENGINES ON AND ABOUT TO GET THE GENERATORS ON LINE WHEN SHE NOTICED THE AIRCRAFT STARTED TO MOVE TO THE LEFT. ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^ STATED THAT THE BRAKES DID NOT PROPERLY OPERATE AND RAN INTO N70EA. ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^ DID NOT NOTICE THE OTHER AIRCRAFT UNTIL IT WAS TOO LATE. AIRCRAFT SUSTAINED SUBSTANTIAL DAMAGES TO BOTH RIGHT ENGINES, PROPELLERS, WINGS, AND FUSELAGE.

## 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 ERA15LA124](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ERA15LA124), Feb 9, 2015: Dehavilland DHC 6 200 (N70EA), Sebastian, FL, substantial damage. Probable cause: The pilot's failure to conduct all of the required items on the Before Starting Engines checklist, which resulted in her failure to detect an open hydraulic circuit breaker and led to insufficient…

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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