De Havilland DHC-6 N101AC
12 December 1976 · Wildwood, New Jersey, United States · Fatal
Summary
On 12 December 1976 at about 23:26 local time, a De Havilland DHC-6 registered N101AC, operated by Atlantic City, was involved in an accident during the landing phase of flight near Wildwood, New Jersey, United States. 10 people were on board and 3 died, 7 were seriously injured. The aircraft was destroyed. No probable cause statement is available for this record.
The record
- Date
- at 23:26
- Classification
- Accident
- Location
- Wildwood, New Jersey, United States
- Nearest airport
- Cape May County
- Coordinates
- Not recorded
- Aircraft
- De Havilland DHC-6
- Registration
- N101AC
- Category
- Fixed-Wing
- Engines
- 2
- Operator
- Atlantic City
- Operating rule
- Air Taxi Operator
- Purpose of flight
- Air Taxi-Passenger Operations
- Phase of flight
- Landing
- Route
- Philadelphia, Pa → S
- Aircraft damage
- Destroyed
- Weather
- IMC
- Light
- Night (Dark)
- NTSB number
- 3-4171
People
3 people died.
| On board | Died | Serious | Minor | Uninjured |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 10 | 3 | 7 | 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
LACK OF ALT AWARENESS DRG CIRCLING APCH.CG 4.6% MAC FWD OF FWD LMT.NO COMPANY PROC, ALT-CALLOUTS.
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 | - |
| 13 Sep 1976 | De Havilland DHC-6 | Franklin, Pennsylvania, United States | Crown Airways | Minor injuries | - |
| 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 | - |