Howard DGA15P N79530
4 February 1973 · Hartwood, Virginia, United States · Minor injuries
Summary
On 4 February 1973 at about 14:30 local time, a Howard DGA15P registered N79530, operated by Hartwood Aviat, was involved in an accident during the takeoff phase of flight near Hartwood, Virginia, United States. 6 people were on board and one had minor injuries. The aircraft was destroyed. No probable cause statement is available for this record.
The record
- Date
- at 14:30
- Classification
- Accident
- Location
- Hartwood, Virginia, United States
- Nearest airport
- Hartwood
- Coordinates
- Not recorded
- Aircraft
- Howard DGA15P
- Registration
- N79530
- Category
- Fixed-Wing
- Engines
- 1
- Operator
- Hartwood Aviat
- Operating rule
- Fixed Base Operator
- Purpose of flight
- Parachute Jump
- Phase of flight
- Takeoff
- Route
- S → Local
- Aircraft damage
- Destroyed
- Weather
- VMC
- Light
- Daylight
- NTSB number
- 3-0026
People
1 person had minor injuries.
| On board | Died | Serious | Minor | Uninjured |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 6 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 5 |
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
HIT STINSON N9494K, SUBSTANTIAL DMG.
Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.
Other Howard DGA15P accidents
| Date | Aircraft | Location | Operator | Outcome | Died |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 23 Jun 1973 | Howard DGA15P | Pekin, Illinois, United States | Parachute Club | Minor injuries | - |
| 23 Feb 1973 | Howard DGA15P | Elsinore, California, United States | Skylark Aviati | No injuries | - |
| 4 May 1974 | Howard DGA15P | Lk Elsinore, California, United States | Skylark Aviati | No injuries | - |
| 19 May 1974 | Howard DGA15P | Franklin, Wisconsin, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 4 May 1975 | Howard DGA15P | Fairbanks, Alaska, United States | - | Serious injuries | - |
| 26 Sep 1970 | Howard DGA15P | Skykomish, Washington, United States | - | Fatal | 3 |
Other accidents in this area
| Date | Aircraft | Location | Operator | Outcome | Died |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2 Jan 1973 | Cessna 150J | No.olmstead, Ohio, United States | Ortner Air SER | No injuries | - |
| 26 Mar 1973 | Cessna 180 | Chickasha, Oklahoma, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 8 Mar 1973 | Cessna 210H | Flagler Beach, Florida, United States | Asphalt Produc | Fatal | 1 |
| 14 Apr 1973 | Cessna 172 | Bristol, Wisconsin, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 24 May 1973 | Cessna 150F | Albuquerque, New Mexico, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 25 Mar 1973 | Lake LA-4 | Key West, Florida, United States | US Dept of INT | No injuries | - |