MIA81IA015

NTSB incident investigation · Dehavilland DH-114 · Immokalee, FL · November 17, 1980

Incident · No injuriesClosed
Date
November 17, 1980
Place
Immokalee, FL · IMMOKALEE, FL
Injuries
16 uninjured
Damage
Minor damage
Phase of flight
Enroute
Aircraft
N121GDehavilland DH-114
Status
Completed · report February 3, 1982
Report
Brief approved by the director
Safety recommendations
Yes
Case key
79644

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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.

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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
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5-0033  80/11/17 NR.IMMOKALEE,FL       DEHAVILLAND DH-114  CR-  0  0  3  COMMERCIAL                AIRLINE TRANSPORT, AGE
        TIME - 0915                    N121G               PX-  0  0 13  COMMUTER AIR CARRIER      27, 4220 TOTAL HOURS, 410
                                       DAMAGE-MINOR        OT-  0  0  0  AIR TAXI-PASSG S-D        IN TYPE, INSTRUMENT
                                                                                                   RATED.
        CLASSIFIED AS INCIDENT
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          MIAMI,FL                    FT MYERS,FL
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           AIRFRAME FAILURE: IN FLIGHT                              IN FLIGHT: NORMAL CRUISE
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           AIRFRAME - WINGS: INSPECTION DOOR
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - MATERIAL FAILURE
        FACTOR(S)
           WEATHER - TURBULENCE, ASSOCIATED W/CLOUDS AND/OR THUNDERSTORMS
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - SEPARATION IN FLIGHT
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - SEPARATION IN FLIGHT
        WEATHER BRIEFING - COMPANY DISPATCH
        WEATHER FORECAST - UNKNOWN/NOT REPORTED
        EMERGENCY CIRCUMSTANCES - PRECAUTIONARY LANDING ON AIRPORT
                                  SUSPECTED OR KNOWN AIRCRAFT DAMAGE
        SKY CONDITION                                            CEILING AT ACCIDENT SITE
          UNKNOWN/NOT REPORTED                                      6000
        VISIBILITY AT ACCIDENT SITE                              PRECIPITATION AT ACCIDENT SITE
          1 MILE OR LESS                                           RAIN
        OBSTRUCTIONS TO VISION AT ACCIDENT SITE                  TEMPERATURE-F
          FOG                                                       75
        TYPE OF WEATHER CONDITIONS                               TYPE OF FLIGHT PLAN
          IFR                                                      IFR
        REMARKS- LEADING EDGE ACCESS PANEL,PN 14W5639A,BTN NO 3 & NO 4 ENGS,SEPD AFTER ENCTRG UP/DWNDFT.

Aircraft

Registration
N121G
Reported as
Dehavilland DH-114
Category
Airplane
Engine
reciprocating
Damage
Minor damage