De Havilland DHC-6 N4043B
29 June 1972 · Appleton, Wisconsin, United States · Fatal
Summary
On 29 June 1972 at about 09:37 local time, a De Havilland DHC-6 registered N4043B, operated by Air Wisconsin, was involved in an accident during in flight near Appleton, Wisconsin, United States. 8 people were on board. In all, 13 people died in this accident, including people in another aircraft or on the ground. The aircraft was destroyed. No probable cause statement is available for this record.
The record
- Date
- at 09:37
- Classification
- Accident
- Location
- Appleton, Wisconsin, United States
- Coordinates
- Not recorded
- Aircraft
- De Havilland DHC-6
- Registration
- N4043B
- Category
- Fixed-Wing
- Engines
- 2
- Operator
- Air Wisconsin
- Operating rule
- Air Taxi Operator
- Purpose of flight
- Air Taxi-Passenger Operations
- Phase of flight
- In Flight
- Route
- Chicago, Ill → S
- Aircraft damage
- Destroyed
- Weather
- VMC
- Light
- Daylight
- NTSB number
- 1-0005
People
13 people died.
| On board | Died | Serious | Minor | Uninjured |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 8 | 13 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
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
BOTH ACFT SANK IN LAKE WINNEBAGO.
Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.
Other De Havilland DHC-6 accidents
| Date | Aircraft | Location | Operator | Outcome | Died |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 25 Jul 1972 | De Havilland DHC-6 | Tha Tam Blng, Asia | Air America, I* | Fatal | 3 |
| 31 Mar 1972 | De Havilland DHC-6 | Prudhoe Bay, Alaska, United States | Atlantic Richf | No injuries | - |
| 6 Feb 1972 | De Havilland DHC-6 | Bouam Long, Asia | Air America, I* | No injuries | - |
| 15 Feb 1973 | De Havilland DHC-6 | Ogdensburg, New York, United States | Air North, Inc. | No injuries | - |
| 16 Jul 1973 | De Havilland DHC-6 | Dhahran, Asia | Aramco | Minor injuries | - |
| 9 Jul 1971 | De Havilland DHC-6 | Miami, Florida, United States | MacKey Intern* | No injuries | - |
Other accidents in this area
| Date | Aircraft | Location | Operator | Outcome | Died |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 20 Feb 1972 | Piper PA-11 | Moberly, Missouri, United States | Tail Draggers | Fatal | 1 |
| 13 Jan 1972 | Piper PA-28R | Paradise, Washington, United States | Sportsman Airp | Fatal | 3 |
| 10 May 1972 | Douglas DC-9 | Atlanta, Georgia, United States | Eastern Air Lines, Inc. | No injuries | - |
| 1 Jul 1972 | Cessna 172K | Maysville, Kentucky, United States | - | Minor injuries | - |
| 3 Oct 1972 | Piper PA-22 | Oxford, Connecticut, United States | Oxford Flying | Minor injuries | - |
| 6 Aug 1972 | Amer Avco AA1A | Atco, New Jersey, United States | - | No injuries | - |