De Havilland DHC-6 N24RM
27 February 1979 · Cheyenne, Wyoming, United States · Minor injuries
Summary
On 27 February 1979 at about 08:07 local time, a De Havilland DHC-6 registered N24RM, operated by Rocky Mountain, was involved in an accident during the takeoff phase of flight near Cheyenne, Wyoming, United States. 16 people were on board and 2 had minor injuries. The aircraft was substantially damaged. No probable cause statement is available for this record.
The record
- Date
- at 08:07
- Classification
- Accident
- Location
- Cheyenne, Wyoming, United States
- Nearest airport
- Cheyenne Muni
- Coordinates
- Not recorded
- Aircraft
- De Havilland DHC-6
- Registration
- N24RM
- Category
- Fixed-Wing
- Engines
- 2
- Operator
- Rocky Mountain
- Operating rule
- Air Taxi Operator
- Purpose of flight
- Air Taxi-Passenger Operations
- Phase of flight
- Takeoff
- Route
- Denver, Co → Return
- Aircraft damage
- Substantial
- Weather
- VMC
- Light
- Daylight
- NTSB number
- 3-2477
People
2 people had minor injuries.
| On board | Died | Serious | Minor | Uninjured |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 16 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 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
CREWS ERRONEOUS DETERMN ACFT NOT CAPABLE OF SE FLT.ERRONEOUS ASSESSMENT OF ENG DAMAGE.
Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.
Other De Havilland DHC-6 accidents
| Date | Aircraft | Location | Operator | Outcome | Died |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 17 Jun 1979 | De Havilland DHC-6 | Hyannis, Massachusetts, United States | Air New England | Fatal | 1 |
| 5 Nov 1979 | De Havilland DHC-6 | Tau, Samoa | South Pacific | Serious injuries | - |
| 28 Jan 1979 | De Havilland DHC-6 | Anaktuvuk Pass, Alaska, United States | Cape Smythe AI | No injuries | - |
| 30 May 1979 | De Havilland DHC-6 | Rockland, Maine, United States | Downeast Airli | Fatal | 17 |
| 2 Dec 1978 | De Havilland DHC-6 | Watertown, New York, United States | E. A. Deeds | Minor injuries | - |
| 21 Sep 1980 | De Havilland DHC-6 | Wichita Falls, Texas, United States | Rio Airlines | No injuries | - |
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| Date | Aircraft | Location | Operator | Outcome | Died |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 24 Feb 1979 | Cessna 180 | Waunakee, Wisconsin, United States | Anderson Enter | No injuries | - |
| 18 Mar 1979 | Beechcraft P35 | Mormon Mesa, Nevada, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 2 Apr 1979 | Bell 47G2M | Guadalupe, California, United States | R & S Dusters | No injuries | - |
| 18 Apr 1979 | Beechcraft F33A | Goodyear, Arizona, United States | Air Trng Centr | No injuries | - |
| 28 Jul 1979 | Piper PA-28 | Melbourne, Florida, United States | FIT Aviation | No injuries | - |
| 3 Aug 1979 | Piper PA-20 | Red Star, Arkansas, United States | - | No injuries | - |