De Havilland DHC-6 N660MA

16 July 1973 · Dhahran, Asia · Minor injuries

Summary

On 16 July 1973 at about 11:28 local time, a De Havilland DHC-6 registered N660MA, operated by Aramco, was involved in an accident during the landing phase of flight near Dhahran, Asia. 9 people were on board and one had minor injuries. The aircraft was substantially damaged. No probable cause statement is available for this record.

The record

Date: 16 July 1973 at 11:28
Classification: Accident
Location: Dhahran, Asia
Nearest airport: Hawiyah
Coordinates: Not recorded
Aircraft: De Havilland DHC-6
Registration: N660MA
Category: Fixed-Wing
Engines: 2
Operator: Aramco
Operating rule: Corporate/Executive
Purpose of flight: Corporate/Executive
Phase of flight: Landing
Route: Haradh, Saudi Arabia → S
Aircraft damage: Substantial
Weather: VMC
Light: Daylight
NTSB number: 6-0036

People

1 person had minor injuries.

On board	Died	Serious	Minor	Uninjured
9	0	0	1	8

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.

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Source

NTSB record 6-0036, from the public aviation accident database.

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Other De Havilland DHC-6 accidents

Date	Aircraft	Location	Operator	Outcome	Died
15 Feb 1973	De Havilland DHC-6 N243P	Ogdensburg, New York, United States no coordinates	Air North, Inc.	No injuries	-
26 Mar 1973	De Havilland DHC-6 N7705	Savoy, Illinois, United States no coordinates	Air Central AI	Fatal	1
25 Jul 1972	De Havilland DHC-6 N5662	Tha Tam Blng, Asia no coordinates	Air America, I*	Fatal	3
28 Apr 1974	De Havilland DHC-6 N389EX	S.phou Koun, Asia no coordinates	Air America, In	Serious injuries	-
31 Mar 1972	De Havilland DHC-6 N512AR	Prudhoe Bay, Alaska, United States no coordinates	Atlantic Richf	No injuries	-
12 Sep 1974	De Havilland DHC-6 N4914	Kipnuk, Alaska, United States no coordinates	Wien Alaska Airlines, Inc.	No injuries	-

All 133 records for this type

Other accidents in this area

Date	Aircraft	Location	Operator	Outcome	Died
2 Feb 1973	Bell 206B N14821	Ban Xon, Asia no coordinates	Arizona Helico	Minor injuries	-
29 Jan 1973	Cessna 150 N6772G	Kashima Isl, Asia no coordinates	Iwakuni Flying	Serious injuries	-
28 May 1973	Cessna 150 N22309	Plaridel, Asia no coordinates	Clark Aero CLU	No injuries	-
8 Oct 1973	Douglas DC-8 N794FT	Tokyo, Asia no coordinates	Flying Tiger Line, Inc.	Fatal	-
7 Sep 1973	Cessna 172L N7199Q	Cubi Point Nas, Asia no coordinates	Cubi Point NAV	No injuries	-
30 Mar 1973	Bell 204B N1196W	Ban Na, Asia no coordinates	Air America, I*	Serious injuries	-

All 136 records in Asia