Howard DGA15P N9120H
7 May 1966 · Gilbertville Pa, Pennsylvania, United States · Fatal
Summary
On 7 May 1966 at about 10:05 local time, a Howard DGA15P registered N9120H, operated by Montco Air Inc, was involved in an accident during in flight near Gilbertville Pa, Pennsylvania, United States. 7 people were on board and 6 died. The aircraft was destroyed. No probable cause statement is available for this record.
The record
- Date
- at 10:05
- Classification
- Accident
- Location
- Gilbertville Pa, Pennsylvania, United States
- Nearest airport
- New Hanover
- Coordinates
- Not recorded
- Aircraft
- Howard DGA15P
- Registration
- N9120H
- Category
- Fixed-Wing
- Engines
- 1
- Operator
- Montco Air Inc
- Operating rule
- Fixed Base Operator
- Purpose of flight
- Parachute Jump
- Phase of flight
- In Flight
- Aircraft damage
- Destroyed
- Weather
- VMC
- Light
- Daylight
- NTSB number
- 2-0377
People
6 people died.
| On board | Died | Serious | Minor | Uninjured |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 7 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
Probable cause
The NTSB has not published a probable cause for this record. No probable cause statement is present in the source data.
Nothing about the cause is stated here that is not in the source record.
Read the full NTSB narrative
TWO PARACHUTIST JUMPED.ONE LANDED.SAFELY.THE OTHER JUMPED AT TOO LOW AN ALTITUDE.
Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.
Other Howard DGA15P accidents
| Date | Aircraft | Location | Operator | Outcome | Died |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 23 Jul 1968 | Howard DGA15P | Rosamond, California, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 2 Aug 1964 | Howard DGA15P | Fairbanks Alas, Alaska, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 1 Jul 1964 | Howard DGA15P | Pekin Ill, Illinois, United States | - | Minor injuries | - |
| 5 Mar 1968 | Howard DGA15P | Belgrade, Montana, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 20 Sep 1964 | Howard DGA15P | Deridder la, Louisiana, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 26 Sep 1970 | Howard DGA15P | Skykomish, Washington, United States | - | Fatal | 3 |
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| Date | Aircraft | Location | Operator | Outcome | Died |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 5 Mar 1966 | Hughes 269A | Fort Collins Colo, Colorado, United States | Kensair Corp. | No injuries | - |
| 17 Mar 1966 | Piper PA-22 | Lake City Fla, Florida, United States | - | Serious injuries | - |
| 16 Jun 1966 | Brantly B-2 | N.platte Nebr, Nebraska, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 6 Sep 1966 | Grumman TBM | Elko Nev, Nevada, United States | Sonora Avaitio | Minor injuries | - |
| 27 Oct 1966 | Cessna 182 | Plankinton S Dak, South Dakota, United States | - | Fatal | 1 |
| 9 Jan 1966 | Cessna 140A | Geneva Ny, New York, United States | - | No injuries | - |