# NTSB NYC75FFA28: Dehavilland DHC-2, N212NY, Dexter, NY, February 8, 1975

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Closed
- Date: February 8, 1975
- Place: Dexter, NY · DEXTER, NY
- Location: 44.0111° N, 76.0414° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Dexter, NY, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=44.0111&lon=-76.0414&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Approach](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/500) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 6 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report March 27, 1975
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 147404
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=NYC75FFA28
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC75FFA28

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
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3-0237   75/2/8    DEXTER,NY           DEHAVILLAND DHC-2   CR-  0  0  1  MISCELLANEOUS             AIRLINE TRANSPORT, AGE
        TIME - 1048                    N212NY              PX-  0  0  5  SEARCH AND RESCUE         41, 3299 TOTAL HOURS, 178
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            IN TYPE, INSTRUMENT
                                                                                                   RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - WATERTOWN INTL
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          FARMINGDALE,NY              WATERTOWN,NY
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           ENGINE FAILURE OR MALFUNCTION                            LANDING: MISSED APPROACH
           COLLISION WITH GROUND/WATER: CONTROLLED                  LANDING: MISSED APPROACH
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - INADEQUATE PREFLIGHT PREPARATION AND/OR PLANNING
           PILOT IN COMMAND - MISMANAGEMENT OF FUEL
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - FUEL EXHAUSTION
           PILOT IN COMMAND - IMPROPER OPERATION OF FLIGHT CONTROLS
        FACTOR(S)
           WEATHER - LOW CEILING
           WEATHER - FOG
           WEATHER - SNOW
           TERRAIN - ICY
        SKY CONDITION                                            CEILING AT ACCIDENT SITE
          OVERCAST                                                  100
        VISIBILITY AT ACCIDENT SITE                              PRECIPITATION AT ACCIDENT SITE
          1/4 MILE OR LESS                                         SNOW
        OBSTRUCTIONS TO VISION AT ACCIDENT SITE                  TEMPERATURE-F
          FOG                                                       23
        WIND DIRECTION-DEGREES                                   WIND VELOCITY-KNOTS
          200                                                       15
        TYPE OF WEATHER CONDITIONS                               TYPE OF FLIGHT PLAN
          IFR                                                      IFR
        REMARKS- PLT MISSED TWO APCHS.ACFT STRUCK ICE IN A NOSE DWN L WING LOW ATTITUDE.
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N212NY](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N212NY-2018-01-11), registration cancelled 2018-01-11, S/N 330, built 1959 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: DEHAVILLAND DHC-2
- Registry model: [Dehavilland OTTER U-1A](https://openairdocs.org/model/dehavilland-otter-u-1a) (registry code 2800203) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: [Pratt & Whitney R1340 series](https://openairdocs.org/engine/pratt-whitney-r1340-series) (registry code 52016, reciprocating) (OpenAirDocs)
- Category: Airplane
- Engines: reciprocating
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Airport: Watertown Intl

## 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 19750208002439A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19750208002439A), Feb 8, 1975: Dhav DHC2MK1, Dexter, NY, Substantial damage. Plt missed two apchs. Acft struck ice in a nose dwn l wing low attitude.

## Other investigations on N212NY (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 ANC91LA022](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ANC91LA022), Jan 28, 1991: De Havilland DHC-3 (N212NY), Nome, AK, substantial damage. Probable cause: THE FAILURE OF THE 1, 2, 6, 7, 8 AND 9 PISTON LINKRODS WHICH WERE BROKEN AT THE MASTER ROD ATTACH END. CONTRIBUTING TO THE ACCIDENT WAS THE ROUGH, UNEVEN TERRAIN.

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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