# NTSB UNK73X0117: Dehavilland DHC-6, N660MA, Dhahran, Saudi Arabia, July 16, 1973

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · Minor injuries · Closed
- Date: July 16, 1973
- Place: Dhahran, Saudi Arabia · DHAHRAN, Saudi Arabia
- Phase of flight: [Landing](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/550) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: Minor injuries
- Injuries: 1 minor, 8 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report October 25, 1973
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 188720
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=UNK73X0117
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/UNK73X0117

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
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6-0036  73/7/16    DHAHRAN,SAUD ARAB   DEHAVILLAND DHC-6   CR-  0  0  1  NONCOMMERCIAL             AIRLINE TRANSPORT, AGE
        TIME - 1128                    N660MA              PX-  0  0  8  CORP/EXEC                 27, 2483 TOTAL HOURS, 292
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            IN TYPE, INSTRUMENT
                                                                                                   RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - HAWIYAH
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          HARADH,SAUDI ARABIA         DHAHRAN,SAUD ARAB
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           GROUND-WATER LOOP-SWERVE                                 LANDING: ROLL
        REMARKS- INVEST UNDER THE JURISDICTION OF THE SAUDI ARABIAN GOV.
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: N660MA (not matched to a registry record)
- Reported make and model: DEHAVILLAND DHC-6
- Category: Airplane
- Engines: turbo prop
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Airport: Hawiyah

## 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 19730716025959A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19730716025959A), Jul 16, 1973: Dhav DHC6*, Dhahran, Substantial damage. Invest under the jurisdiction of the saudi arabian gov.

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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