- Date
- June 4, 1971
- Place
- Flushing, NY · FLUSHING, NY
- Injuries
- 2 uninjured
- Damage
- Minor damage
- Phase of flight
- Standing
- Aircraft
- N121PMDehavilland DHC-6
- Status
- Completed · report December 6, 1971
- Report
- Brief approved by the director
- Case key
- 161062
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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 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 3-0947 71/6/4 FLUSHING,NY DEHAVILLAND DHC-6 CR- 0 0 2 COMMERCIAL AIRLINE TRANSPORT, AGE TIME - 0043 N121PM PX- 0 0 0 COMMUTER AIR CARRIER 48, 9330 TOTAL HOURS, DAMAGE-MINOR OT- 0 0 0 AIR TAXI-CARGO S-D 3846 IN TYPE, INSTRUMENT RATED. NAME OF AIRPORT - LAGUARDIA DEPARTURE POINT INTENDED DESTINATION FLUSHING,NY ALBANY,NY TYPE OF ACCIDENT PHASE OF OPERATION PROPELLER/ROTOR ACCIDENT TO PERSON STATIC: IDLING ENGINE(S) PROBABLE CAUSE(S) PERSONNEL - MISCELLANEOUS-PERSONNEL: OTHER REMARKS- POST OFFICE EMPLOYEE WALKED INTO PROP AFTR LOADING MAIL.RAMP AREA LIGHTED.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N121PM
- Reported as
- Dehavilland DHC-6
- Category
- Airplane
- Engine
- turbo prop
- Damage
- Minor damage
- Airport
- Laguardia
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 NYC70AN096Accident · No injuriesClosedWindsor Lock, CTNTSB NYC67I0103Incident · No injuriesClosedFarmingdale, NY