# NTSB LAX80DA011: Dehavilland DHC-6, N23BC, Tau, Antarctica, November 5, 1979

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · Serious injuries · Closed
- Date: November 5, 1979
- Place: Tau, Antarctica · TAU, American Samoa
- Phase of flight: [Landing](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/550) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: Serious injuries
- Injuries: 1 serious, 17 minor
- Status: Completed, report December 13, 1979
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 133648
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=LAX80DA011
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX80DA011

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
3-3088   79/11/5   TAU,AMER SAMOA      DEHAVILLAND DHC-6   CR-  0  0  2  COMMERCIAL                ATP,FLIGHT INSTR., AGE
        TIME - 1703                    N23BC               PX-  0  1 15  AIR TAXI-PASSG            40, 6979 TOTAL HOURS,
                                       DAMAGE-DESTROYED    OT-  0  0  0                            1073 IN TYPE, INSTRUMENT
                                                                                                   RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - TAU
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          PAGO PAGO,AMER SAMOA        TAU,AMER SAMOA
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           HARD LANDING                                             LANDING: LEVEL OFF/TOUCHDOWN
           COLLIDED WITH: TREES                                     LANDING: GO-AROUND
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - IMPROPER LEVEL OFF
           PILOT IN COMMAND - IMPROPER RECOVERY FROM BOUNCED LANDING
        FACTOR(S)
           COPILOT - FAILED TO FOLLOW APPROVED PROCEDURES,DIRECTIVES,ETC.
        REMARKS- COPILOT DID NOT CALL OUT LOW AIRSPEED ON FINAL.
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N23BC](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N23BC-1980-07-28), registration cancelled 1980-07-28, S/N 431, built 1974 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: DEHAVILLAND DHC-6
- Registry model: [Dehavilland DHC-6-300](https://openairdocs.org/model/dehavilland-dhc-6-300) (registry code 2802630) (OpenAirDocs)
- Category: Airplane
- Engines: turbo prop
- Damage: Destroyed
- Airport: Tau

## 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 19791105037699A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19791105037699A), Nov 5, 1979: Dhav DHC6/, Tau Manua Islan, American Samoa, Destroyed. Made hard landing. Bounced. Drifted off runway into trees on edge of 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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