- Date
- May 30, 1979
- Place
- Rockland, ME · ROCKLAND, ME
- Injuries
- 17 fatal, 1 serious
- Damage
- Destroyed
- Phase of flight
- Approach
- Aircraft
- N68DEDehavilland DHC-6
- Status
- Completed · report June 3, 1981
- Report
- Brief approved by the director
- Safety recommendations
- Yes
- FAA report
- 19790530042679A
- Case key
- 79650
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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 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 3-3951 79/5/30 ROCKLAND,ME DEHAVILLAND DHC-6 CR- 2 0 0 COMMERCIAL COMMERCIAL, AGE 35, 5050 TIME - 2055 N68DE PX- 15 1 0 COMMUTER AIR CARRIER TOTAL HOURS, 604 IN TYPE, DAMAGE-DESTROYED OT- 0 0 0 AIR TAXI-PASSG S-D INSTRUMENT RATED. NAME OF AIRPORT - KNOX COUNTY RGNL DEPARTURE POINT INTENDED DESTINATION BOSTON,MA ROCKLAND,ME TYPE OF ACCIDENT PHASE OF OPERATION COLLISION WITH GROUND/WATER: CONTROLLED LANDING: FINAL APPROACH PROBABLE CAUSE(S) PILOT IN COMMAND - IMPROPER IFR OPERATION FACTOR(S) PERSONNEL - OPERATIONAL SUPERVISORY PERSONNEL: INADEQUATE FLIGHT TRAINING-PROCEDURES PERSONNEL - OPERATIONAL SUPERVISORY PERSONNEL: DEFICIENCY,COMPANY MAINTAINED EQPMT,SERVICES,REGULATION PILOT IN COMMAND - INADEQUATE SUPERVISION OF FLIGHT PILOT IN COMMAND - PHYSICAL IMPAIRMENT MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - PILOT FATIGUE REMARKS- DSCNDD BLO MDA.INORDINATE MGMT PRESSURES.1ST OFF MRGL INSTRUMENT PROFICIENCY.CHRONIC FATIGUE,PIC.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N68DE
- Reported as
- Dehavilland DHC-6
- Category
- Airplane
- Engine
- turbo prop
- Damage
- Destroyed
- Airport
- Knox County Rgnl
N68DERegistration cancelled Apr 23, 2009 · Dehavilland DHC-6 TWIN OTTERAirframe modelDehavilland DHC-6 TWIN OTTEREngine modelPratt & Whitney Canada PT6A-60A
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FAA reports on this event · 1
The FAA’s own accident and incident reports, matched to the aircraft by N-number and date.