- Date
- August 18, 1980
- Place
- Denver, CO · DENVER, CO
- Injuries
- 2 uninjured
- Damage
- Minor damage
- Phase of flight
- Approach
- Aircraft
- N47RMDehavilland DHC-7
- Status
- Completed · report September 29, 1980
- Report
- Brief approved by the director
- Case key
- 129360
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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 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 4-0011 80/8/18 DENVER,CO DEHAVILLAND DHC-7 CR- 0 0 2 SCHED DOM PASSG SRV AIRLINE TRANSPORT, AGE TIME - 1049 N47RM PX- 0 0 0 UNK/NR, UNK/NR TOTAL DAMAGE-MINOR OT- 0 0 0 HOURS, UNK/NR IN TYPE, INSTRUMENT RATED. CLASSIFIED AS INCIDENT NAME OF AIRPORT - STAPLETON INTL OPERATOR - *ERROR-INVALID CODE* DEPARTURE POINT INTENDED DESTINATION ASPEN,CO DENVER,CO TYPE OF ACCIDENT PHASE OF OPERATION AIRFRAME FAILURE: IN FLIGHT LANDING: FINAL APPROACH PROBABLE CAUSE(S) PERSONNEL - PRODUCTION-DESIGN-PERSONNEL: SUBSTANDARD QUALITY CONTROL SYSTEMS - FLIGHT CONTROL SYSTEMS: WING SPOILER SYSTEM MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - FATIGUE FRACTURE REMARKS- R SPOILER BELLCRANK MOUNTING BRACKET FAILED.UNDERSIZE RADIUS ON FORGING.NUMBER SOB UNKN.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N47RM
- Reported as
- Dehavilland DHC-7
- Category
- Airplane
- Engine
- turbo prop
- Damage
- Minor damage
- Airport
- Stapleton Intl
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