- Date
- March 6, 1970
- Place
- Windsor Lock, CT · WINDSOR LOCK, CT
- Injuries
- 2 uninjured
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Phase of flight
- Standing
- Aircraft
- N121PMDehavilland DHC-6
- Status
- Completed · report June 17, 1970
- Report
- Brief approved by the director
- Case key
- 139393
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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 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 3-0165 70/3/6 WINDSOR LOCK,CONN DEHAVILLAND DHC-6 CR- 0 0 2 COMMERCIAL COMMERCIAL, AGE 28, 4022 TIME - 2213 N121PM PX- 0 0 0 AIR TAXI-PASSG TOTAL HOURS, 2503 IN DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL OT- 0 0 0 TYPE, INSTRUMENT RATED. NAME OF AIRPORT - BRADLEY DEPARTURE POINT INTENDED DESTINATION WINDSOR LOCK,CONN NEW HAVEN,CONN TYPE OF ACCIDENT PHASE OF OPERATION PROPELLER/JET/ROTOR BLAST STATIC: PARKED-ENGINES NOT OPERATING COLLISION WITH GROUND/WATER: UNCONTROLLED TAKEOFF: INITIAL CLIMB PROBABLE CAUSE(S) MISCELLANEOUS - PROP/JET/ROTOR BLAST PILOT IN COMMAND - INADEQUATE PREFLIGHT PREPARATION AND/OR PLANNING MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - PREVIOUS DAMAGE FACTOR(S) PERSONNEL - AIRPORT SUPERVISORY PERSONNEL: IMPROPER OPERATION OF FACILITIES REMARKS- JET BLAST DAMAGED LOWER RUDDER TRIM TAB,ELEVATOR PUSH ROD ASSY.LOST CNTL ON T/O,ROD SEPARATED.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N121PM
- Reported as
- Dehavilland DHC-6
- Category
- Airplane
- Engine
- turbo prop
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Airport
- Bradley
N121PMRegistered now · Dehavilland DHC-6 TWIN OTTERAirframe modelDehavilland DHC-6 TWIN OTTEREngine modelU/A Canada PT6 SER 578HP
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Other investigations on N121PM · 3
Matched to the same aircraft by N-number and date.
NTSB LAX91FA052Accident · Minor injuriesField investigationFinal reportPerris Valley, CAA loss of power on the left engine due to a fatigue failure of a compressor turbine blade leading to further compressor blade damage; a worn power turbine governor throttle cam assembly which led to loss of power on the right engine; and inadequate…NTSB NYC71AN117Accident · No injuriesClosedFlushing, NYNTSB NYC67I0103Incident · No injuriesClosedFarmingdale, NY