De Havilland DHC-6 N915SA
13 September 1976 · Franklin, Pennsylvania, United States · Minor injuries
Summary
On 13 September 1976 at about 21:20 local time, a De Havilland DHC-6 registered N915SA, operated by Crown Airways, was involved in an incident during static near Franklin, Pennsylvania, United States. 15 people were on board and one had minor injuries. The aircraft was not damaged. No probable cause statement is available for this record.
The record
- Date
- at 21:20
- Classification
- Incident
- Location
- Franklin, Pennsylvania, United States
- Nearest airport
- Chess-Lamberton
- Coordinates
- Not recorded
- Aircraft
- De Havilland DHC-6
- Registration
- N915SA
- Category
- Fixed-Wing
- Engines
- 2
- Operator
- Crown Airways
- Operating rule
- Air Taxi Operator
- Purpose of flight
- Air Taxi-Passenger Operations
- Phase of flight
- Static
- Route
- Pittsburgh, Pa → S
- Aircraft damage
- None
- Weather
- VMC
- Light
- Night (Dark)
- NTSB number
- 5-0015
People
1 person had minor injuries.
| On board | Died | Serious | Minor | Uninjured |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 15 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 14 |
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
PLT WALKED INTO PROPELLER SPINNING DOWN AFTR ENGSHUTDOWN.PLT CKG FOR POSSIBLE BIRD STRIKE DMG.
Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.
Other De Havilland DHC-6 accidents
| Date | Aircraft | Location | Operator | Outcome | Died |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 3 Aug 1976 | De Havilland DHC-6 | Havre, Montana, United States | Frontier Airlines, Inc. | Serious injuries | - |
| 29 Dec 1976 | De Havilland DHC-6 | Los Angeles, California, United States | Golden West AI | No injuries | - |
| 29 Dec 1976 | De Havilland DHC-6 | Los Angeles, California, United States | Golden West AI | No injuries | - |
| 12 Dec 1976 | De Havilland DHC-6 | Wildwood, New Jersey, United States | Atlantic City | Fatal | 3 |
| 9 Jan 1975 | De Havilland DHC-6 | Whittier, California, United States | Golden West AI | Fatal | 14 |
| 9 Mar 1977 | De Havilland DHC-6 | Emmonak, Alaska, United States | Wien Alaska Airlines, Inc. | No injuries | - |
Other accidents in this area
| Date | Aircraft | Location | Operator | Outcome | Died |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 10 Feb 1976 | Cessna 150 | Coyanosa, Texas, United States | - | Minor injuries | - |
| 29 Jan 1976 | Beechcraft E18S | Manahawkin, New Jersey, United States | Thramway Inc | Minor injuries | - |
| 14 Mar 1976 | Schweizer SGS233 | Elmira, New York, United States | Ithaca Flyingc | Minor injuries | - |
| 25 Apr 1976 | Piper PA-22 | Burns, Oregon, United States | Klamath Aircra | No injuries | - |
| 18 Mar 1976 | Douglas DC-3A | Dallas, Texas, United States | Tricon Airline | No injuries | - |
| 5 Jun 1976 | Bellanca 8KCAB | Boulder, Colorado, United States | - | Serious injuries | - |