# NTSB DEN79IA026: Dehavilland DHC-7, N27RM, Denver, CO, March 3, 1979

- Type: NTSB incident investigation
- Classification: Incident · No injuries · Closed
- Date: March 3, 1979
- Place: Denver, CO · DENVER, CO
- Location: 39.7392° N, 104.9847° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Denver, CO, within about 7 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=39.7392&lon=-104.9847&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Landing](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/550) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 52 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report February 2, 1981
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- Safety recommendations: Yes
- NTSB case key (mKey): 79656
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=DEN79IA026
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/DEN79IA026

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
5-0035   79/3/3    DENVER,CO           DEHAVILLAND DHC-7   CR-  0  0  3  COMMERCIAL                AIRLINE TRANSPORT, AGE
        TIME - 2220                    N27RM               PX-  0  0 49  COMMUTER AIR CARRIER      32, 11530 TOTAL HOURS,
                                       DAMAGE-MINOR        OT-  0  0  0  AIR TAXI-PASSG S-D        200 IN TYPE, INSTRUMENT
                                                                                                   RATED.
        CLASSIFIED AS INCIDENT
        NAME OF AIRPORT - STAPLETON INTL
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION         LAST ENROUTE STOP
          DENVER,CO                   RETURN                       ASPEN,CO
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           WHEELS-UP                                                LANDING: LEVEL OFF/TOUCHDOWN
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           AIRFRAME - LANDING GEAR: NORMAL RETRACTION/EXTENSION ASSEMBLY
           MISCELLANEOUS - FOREIGN MATERIAL AFFECTING NORMAL OPERATIONS
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - FROZEN, MOISTURE
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - JAMMED
        FACTOR(S)
           PERSONNEL - OPERATIONAL SUPERVISORY PERSONNEL: FAILURE TO PROVIDE ADEQ.DIRECTIVES,MANUAL,EQUIPMENT
           PERSONNEL - OPERATIONAL SUPERVISORY PERSONNEL: DEFICIENCY,COMPANY MAINTAINED EQPMT,SERVICES,REGULATION
        REMARKS- UN EXTEND NOSE GR,ICE SLUSH IN WELL.DOOR CLOSING SEQNG MECH REMOVED.HOT AIR AVBL TO WHEEL WELL.
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N27RM](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N27RM-2000-06-08), registration cancelled 2000-06-08, S/N 4 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: DEHAVILLAND DHC-7
- Registry model: [Dehavilland DHC-7-102](https://openairdocs.org/model/dehavilland-dhc-7-102) (registry code 2802708) (OpenAirDocs)
- Category: Airplane
- Engines: turbo prop
- Damage: Minor damage
- Airport: Stapleton Intl

## Other investigations on N27RM (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 DEN78FI012](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/DEN78FI012), Dec 6, 1977: Dehavilland DHC-7 (N27RM), Denver, CO, incident, minor damage

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.

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