- Date
- June 17, 1979
- Place
- Hyannis, MA · HYANNIS, MA
- Injuries
- 1 fatal, 7 serious, 2 minor
- Damage
- Destroyed
- Phase of flight
- Approach
- Aircraft
- N383EXDehavilland DHC-6
- Status
- Completed · report September 23, 1980
- Safety recommendations
- Yes
- Case key
- 79645
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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 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 1-0027 79/6/17 HYANNIS,MA DEHAVILLAND DHC-6 CR- 1 1 0 SCHED DOM PASSG SRV AIRLINE TRANSPORT, AGE TIME - 2248 N383EX PX- 0 6 2 60, 25101 TOTAL HOURS, DAMAGE-DESTROYED OT- 0 0 0 951 IN TYPE, INSTRUMENT RATED. NAME OF AIRPORT - BARNSTABLE MUNI OPERATOR - AIR NEW ENGLAND DEPARTURE POINT INTENDED DESTINATION LAST ENROUTE STOP FLUSHING,NY HYANNIS,MA NEW BEDFORD,CT TYPE OF ACCIDENT PHASE OF OPERATION COLLIDED WITH: TREES LANDING: FINAL APPROACH PROBABLE CAUSE(S) PILOT IN COMMAND - IMPROPER IFR OPERATION FACTOR(S) MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - PILOT FATIGUE WEATHER - LOW CEILING WEATHER - RAIN WEATHER - FOG WEATHER BRIEFING - BRIEFING RECEIVED-METHOD UNKNOWN WEATHER FORECAST - FORECAST SUBSTANTIALLY CORRECT SKY CONDITION CEILING AT ACCIDENT SITE OBSCURATION 200 VISIBILITY AT ACCIDENT SITE PRECIPITATION AT ACCIDENT SITE 3/4 MILE OR LESS DRIZZLE OBSTRUCTIONS TO VISION AT ACCIDENT SITE TEMPERATURE-F FOG 67 WIND DIRECTION-DEGREES WIND VELOCITY-KNOTS 210 10 TYPE OF WEATHER CONDITIONS TYPE OF FLIGHT PLAN IFR IFR REMARKS- PIC TAKING POLYTHIAZIDE,A HYPERTENSIVE MEDICATION,& ALLOPURINAL FOR GOUT.FLEW 9HRS IN LAST 24HR PD
Aircraft
- Registration
- N383EX
- Reported as
- Dehavilland DHC-6
- Category
- Airplane
- Engine
- turbo prop
- Damage
- Destroyed
- Airport
- Barnstable Muni
N383EXRegistration cancelled Apr 23, 2009 · Dehavilland DHC-6 TWIN OTTERAirframe modelDehavilland DHC-6 TWIN OTTEREngine modelPratt & Whitney Canada PT6A-60A
Matched to the registry by N-number and the event date; the registry’s history has gaps, so older matches can be wrong. Compare the reported make and model.