De Havilland 114-2X N3FB
18 December 1978 · Cleveland, Ohio, United States · Minor injuries
Summary
On 18 December 1978 at about 14:31 local time, a De Havilland 114-2X registered N3FB, operated by Fischer Bros, was involved in an accident during the landing phase of flight near Cleveland, Ohio, United States. 17 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
- at 14:31
- Classification
- Accident
- Location
- Cleveland, Ohio, United States
- Nearest airport
- Cleveland Hopkins
- Coordinates
- Not recorded
- Aircraft
- De Havilland 114-2X
- Registration
- N3FB
- Category
- Fixed-Wing
- Engines
- 4
- Operator
- Fischer Bros
- Operating rule
- Air Taxi Operator
- Purpose of flight
- Air Taxi-Passenger Operations
- Phase of flight
- Landing
- Route
- Mansfield, Oh → S
- Aircraft damage
- Substantial
- Weather
- VMC
- Light
- Daylight
- NTSB number
- 3-4441
People
1 person had minor injuries.
| On board | Died | Serious | Minor | Uninjured |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 17 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 16 |
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
GND CONTROLLER CLRD ARPT VEHICLE FM PSN ON ARPT TO TRML AREA.VEHICLE COLLIDED W ACFT ON LNDG ROLL.
Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.
Other De Havilland 114 accidents
| Date | Aircraft | Location | Operator | Outcome | Died |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 23 Jul 1978 | De Havilland 114-24 | Kailua Kona, Hawaii, United States | Hawaii Air TOU | No injuries | - |
| 5 Oct 1970 | De Havilland 114-2X | Ponce, Puerto Rico, United States | Prinair | No injuries | - |
| 20 Dec 1967 | De Havilland 114 | Mayaguez, Puerto Rico, United States | Puerto Rico I* | No injuries | - |
| 6 Jul 1966 | De Havilland 114-2A | St Croix Vi, Virgin Islands, United States | Virgin Island | Minor injuries | - |
| 3 Aug 1966 | De Havilland 114 | San Juan, Puerto Rico, United States | Puerto Rico I* | Minor injuries | - |
| 23 Nov 1966 | De Havilland 114 | San Juan Pr, Puerto Rico, United States | Virgin Island* | No injuries | - |
Other accidents in this area
| Date | Aircraft | Location | Operator | Outcome | Died |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 14 Apr 1978 | Cessna 150L | Hallandale, Mississippi, United States | Boardman Aviat | Serious injuries | - |
| 3 Jun 1978 | Cessna 310Q | Destin, Florida, United States | Araguel Sander | No injuries | - |
| 29 Apr 1978 | Beechcraft S-35 | Audubon, Iowa, United States | - | Fatal | 5 |
| 29 May 1978 | Piper PA-23 | Longdale, Oklahoma, United States | - | Fatal | 1 |
| 11 Aug 1978 | Bell 47G4A | New Rochelle, New York, United States | Island Helicop | No injuries | - |
| 23 Apr 1978 | Piper PA-31 | Arlington, Indiana, United States | - | Fatal | 9 |