# NTSB FTW80DQG42: Dyke Delta JD-2A, N14SA, Dalhart, TX, September 20, 1980

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Closed
- Date: September 20, 1980
- Place: Dalhart, TX · DALHART, TX
- Location: 36.0575° N, 102.5123° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Dalhart, TX, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=36.0575&lon=-102.5123&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Landing](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/550) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 1 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report October 28, 1980
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 128839
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=FTW80DQG42
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW80DQG42

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
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3-2313  80/9/20    DALHART,TX          DYKE DELTA JD-2A    CR-  0  0  1  NONCOMMERCIAL             COMMERCIAL, AGE 66, 4057
        TIME - 1237                    N14SA               PX-  0  0  0  PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP  TOTAL HOURS, 2 IN TYPE,
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            NOT INSTRUMENT RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - DALHART MUNI
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          DENVER,CO                   PLAINVIEW,TX
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           HARD LANDING                                             LANDING: LEVEL OFF/TOUCHDOWN
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - IMPROPER LEVEL OFF
           PILOT IN COMMAND - IMPROPER RECOVERY FROM BOUNCED LANDING
        FACTOR(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - LACK OF FAMILIARITY WITH AIRCRAFT
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - DOWNWIND
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: N14SA (not matched to a registry record)
- Reported make and model: DYKE DELTA JD-2A
- Category: Airplane
- Engines: reciprocating
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Airport: Dalhart Muni

## FAA reports on this event (1)

The FAA's own accident and incident reports, matched to the aircraft by N-number and date (OpenAirDocs).

- [Accident 19800920042749A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19800920042749A), Sep 20, 1980: Amtrdk DYKEDELTAJD2, Dalhart, TX, Substantial damage. Porpoised on bad landing in strange aircraft. Dragged wing on last bounce. Ground-looped off runway.

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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