# NTSB NYC76IN125: Dehavilland DHC-6, N915SA, Franklin, PA, September 13, 1976

- Type: NTSB incident investigation
- Classification: Incident · Minor injuries · Closed
- Date: September 13, 1976
- Place: Franklin, PA · FRANKLIN, PA
- Location: 41.3830° N, 79.8321° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Franklin, PA, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=41.3830&lon=-79.8321&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Standing](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/150) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: Minor injuries
- Injuries: 1 minor, 14 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report October 6, 1976
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 156100
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=NYC76IN125
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC76IN125

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
5-0015  76/9/13    FRANKLIN,PA         DEHAVILLAND DHC-6   CR-  0  0  2  COMMERCIAL                AIRLINE TRANSPORT, AGE
        TIME - 2120                    N915SA              PX-  0  0 13  COMMUTER AIR CARRIER      27, 9500 TOTAL HOURS,
                                       DAMAGE-NONE         OT-  0  0  0  AIR TAXI-PASSG S-D        1000 IN TYPE, INSTRUMENT
                                                                                                   RATED.
        CLASSIFIED AS INCIDENT
        NAME OF AIRPORT - CHESS-LAMBERTON
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          PITTSBURGH,PA               FRANKLIN,PA
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           PROPELLER/ROTOR ACCIDENT TO PERSON                       STATIC: IDLING ENGINE(S)
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - FAILED TO FOLLOW APPROVED PROCEDURES,DIRECTIVES,ETC.
        REMARKS- PLT WALKED INTO PROPELLER SPINNING DOWN AFTR ENG SHUTDOWN.PLT CKG FOR POSSIBLE BIRD STRIKE DMG.
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N915SA](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N915SA-1988-07-27), registration cancelled 1988-07-27, S/N 209 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: DEHAVILLAND DHC-6
- Registry model: [Dehavilland DHC-6 TWIN OTTER](https://openairdocs.org/model/dehavilland-dhc-6-twin-otter) (registry code 2802606) (OpenAirDocs)
- Category: Airplane
- Engines: turbo prop
- Damage: No damage
- Airport: Chess-Lamberton

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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