De Havilland DHC-6 N982FL

Summary

On 18 January 1978 at about 15:03 local time, a De Havilland DHC-6 registered N982FL, operated by Frontier Airlines, Inc., was involved in an accident during the takeoff phase of flight near Pueblo, Colorado, United States. 3 people were on board and 3 died. The aircraft was destroyed. No probable cause statement is available for this record.

Date

18 January 1978 at 15:03

Classification

Accident

Location

Pueblo, Colorado, United States

Nearest airport

Pueblo Memorial

Coordinates

Not recorded

Aircraft

De Havilland DHC-6

Registration

N982FL

Category

Fixed-Wing

Engines

2

Operator

Frontier Airlines, Inc.

Phase of flight

Takeoff

Route

S → Local

Aircraft damage

Destroyed

Weather

VMC

Light

Daylight

NTSB number

1-0013

3 people died.

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

FLAPS FOUND IN FULLY EXTENDED 30DEG POSITION.FLAP SETTING FOR NORMAL TKOF IS 10DEG.

Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.