- Date
- February 27, 1979
- Place
- Cheyenne, WY · CHEYENNE, WY
- Injuries
- 2 minor, 14 uninjured
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Phase of flight
- Initial climb
- Aircraft
- N24RMDehavilland DHC-6
- Status
- Completed · report November 28, 1979
- FAA report
- 19790227030759A
- Case key
- 137245
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NTSB brief
NTSB’s brief of the accident, as it was printed: the coded facts, with the probable cause and factors.
---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- FILE DATE LOCATION AIRCRAFT DATA INJURIES FLIGHT PILOT DATA F S M/N PURPOSE ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 3-2477 79/2/27 CHEYENNE,WY DEHAVILLAND DHC-6 CR- 0 0 2 COMMERCIAL AIRLINE TRANSPORT, AGE TIME - 0807 N24RM PX- 0 0 14 COMMUTER AIR CARRIER 26, 3742 TOTAL HOURS, 794 DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL OT- 0 0 0 AIR TAXI-PASSG S-D IN TYPE, INSTRUMENT RATED. NAME OF AIRPORT - CHEYENNE MUNI DEPARTURE POINT INTENDED DESTINATION LAST ENROUTE STOP DENVER,CO RETURN CHEYENNE,WY TYPE OF ACCIDENT PHASE OF OPERATION ENGINE FAILURE OR MALFUNCTION TAKEOFF: INITIAL CLIMB COLLISION WITH GROUND/WATER: CONTROLLED TAKEOFF: INITIAL CLIMB PROBABLE CAUSE(S) PERSONNEL - MAINTENANCE,SERVICING,INSPECTION: IMPROPER MAINTENANCE (MAINTENANCE PERSONNEL) POWERPLANT - TURBINE ASSEMBLY: BLADE,TURBINE WHEEL MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - MATERIAL FAILURE MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - OVERHEATED MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - PREVIOUS DAMAGE PILOT IN COMMAND - FAILED TO FOLLOW APPROVED PROCEDURES,DIRECTIVES,ETC. MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - IMPROPER EMERGENCY PROCEDURES FACTOR(S) POWERPLANT - PROPELLER SYSTEM: CONTROL UNIT,PCV MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - FATIGUE FRACTURE PARTIAL POWER LOSS - PARTIAL LOSS OF POWER - 1 ENGINE REMARKS- CREWS ERRONEOUS DETERMN ACFT NOT CAPABLE OF SE FLT.ERRONEOUS ASSESSMENT OF ENG DAMAGE.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N24RM
- Reported as
- Dehavilland DHC-6
- Category
- Airplane
- Engine
- turbo prop
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Airport
- Cheyenne Muni
FAA reports on this event · 1
The FAA’s own accident and incident reports, matched to the aircraft by N-number and date.