# NTSB FTW80IA003: Dehailland DHC6, N926MA, Houston, TX, October 4, 1979

- Type: NTSB incident investigation
- Classification: Incident · No injuries · Closed
- Date: October 4, 1979
- Place: Houston, TX · HOUSTON, TX
- Location: 29.7633° N, 95.3633° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Houston, TX, within about 14 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=29.7633&lon=-95.3633&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Approach](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/500) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 14 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report December 4, 1979
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 132961
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=FTW80IA003
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW80IA003

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
5-0025   79/10/4   HOUSTON,TX          DEHAILLAND DHC6     CR-  0  0  2  COMMERCIAL                CERTIFICATE UNKNOWN, AGE
        TIME - 1953                    N926MA              PX-  0  0 12  COMMUTER AIR CARRIER      UNK/NR, UNK/NR TOTAL
                                       DAMAGE-MINOR        OT-  0  0  0  AIR TAXI-PASSG S-D        HOURS, UNK/NR IN TYPE,
                                                                                                   INSTRUMENT RATED.
        CLASSIFIED AS INCIDENT
        NAME OF AIRPORT - HOUSTON INTCL
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          LAKE JACKSON,TX             HOUSTON,TX
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           BIRD STRIKE                                              LANDING: FINAL APPROACH
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           MISCELLANEOUS - BIRD COLLISION
        REMARKS- RIGHT HAND WINDSHIELD HAD 6INCH HOLE.
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N926MA](https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N926MA), registered now, S/N 133, built 1968 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: DEHAILLAND DHC6
- Registry model: [Dehavilland DHC-6 TWIN OTTER](https://openairdocs.org/model/dehavilland-dhc-6-twin-otter) (registry code 2802606) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: [U/A Canada PT6 SER 578HP](https://openairdocs.org/engine/u-a-canada-pt6-ser-578hp) (registry code 61501, turbo-prop) (OpenAirDocs)
- Category: Airplane
- Engines: turbo prop
- Damage: Minor damage
- Airport: Houston Intcl

## Other investigations on N926MA (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 FTW95LA309](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW95LA309), Jul 23, 1995: de Havilland DHC-6 (N926MA), Belen, NM, no damage, 1 fatal. Probable cause: THE PARACHUTIST'S FAILURE TO FOLLOW PROCEDURES ON EXITING THE AIRCRAFT. A FACTOR WAS THE PARACHUTIST'S INCAPACITATION DUE TO HITTING HIS HEAD ON THE DOORWAY FLOOR.

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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