# NTSB SEA76AS067: Dehavilland DHC-6, N980FL, Havre, MT, August 3, 1976

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Closed
- Date: August 3, 1976
- Place: Havre, MT · HAVRE, MT
- Location: 48.5419° N, 109.6780° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Havre, MT, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=48.5419&lon=-109.6780&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Standing](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/150) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 3 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report September 17, 1976
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 155067
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=SEA76AS067
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/SEA76AS067

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
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1-0016   76/8/3    HAVRE,MT            DEHAVILLAND DHC-6   CR-  0  0  2  SCHED DOM PASSG SRV       AIRLINE TRANSPORT, AGE
        TIME - 0501                    N980FL              PX-  0  0  1                            31, 4565 TOTAL HOURS, 245
                                       DAMAGE-NONE         OT-  0  0  0                            IN TYPE, INSTRUMENT
                                                                                                   RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - HAVRE
        OPERATOR - FRONTIER AIRLINES,INC.
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          HAVRE,MT                    LEWISTOWN,MT
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           PROPELLER/ROTOR ACCIDENT TO PERSON                       STATIC: IDLING ENGINE(S)
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PERSONNEL - MISCELLANEOUS-PERSONNEL: OTHER
        REMARKS- WEATHERMAN DELIVERING WX INFO TO COCKPIT,WALKED INTO PROP.
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: N980FL (not matched to a registry record)
- Reported make and model: DEHAVILLAND DHC-6
- Category: Airplane
- Engines: turbo prop
- Damage: No damage
- Airport: Havre

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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