De Havilland DHC-7 N27RM
3 March 1979 · Denver, Colorado, United States · No injuries
Summary
On 3 March 1979 at about 22:20 local time, a De Havilland DHC-7 registered N27RM, operated by Rocky Mountain, was involved in an incident during the landing phase of flight near Denver, Colorado, United States. 52 people were on board and nobody was injured. The aircraft was slightly damaged. No probable cause statement is available for this record.
The record
- Date
- at 22:20
- Classification
- Incident
- Location
- Denver, Colorado, United States
- Nearest airport
- Stapleton Intl
- Coordinates
- Not recorded
- Aircraft
- De Havilland DHC-7
- Registration
- N27RM
- Category
- Fixed-Wing
- Engines
- 2
- Operator
- Rocky Mountain
- Operating rule
- Air Taxi Operator
- Purpose of flight
- Air Taxi-Passenger Operations
- Phase of flight
- Landing
- Route
- S → Return
- Aircraft damage
- Minor
- Weather
- VMC
- Light
- Night (Dark)
- NTSB number
- 5-0035
People
Nobody was injured.
| On board | Died | Serious | Minor | Uninjured |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 52 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 52 |
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
UN EXTEND NOSE GR, ICE SLUSH IN WELL.DOOR CLOSINGSEQNG MECH REMOVED.HOT AIR AVBL TO WHEEL WELL.
Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.
Other De Havilland DHC-7 accidents
| Date | Aircraft | Location | Operator | Outcome | Died |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 18 Aug 1980 | De Havilland DHC-7 | Denver, Colorado, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 10 Jun 1981 | De Havilland DHC-7 | Atlantic City, New Jersey, United States | Dehavilland AI | No injuries | - |
| 6 Dec 1977 | De Havilland DHC-7 | Denver, Colorado, United States | Rocky Mountain | No injuries | - |
| 23 Dec 1983 | De Havilland DHC 7-102 | Honolulu, Hawaii, United States | - | Serious injuries | - |
| 15 May 1984 | De Havilland DHC-7-102 | Battle Creek, Michigan, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 29 Jul 1984 | De Havilland DHC-7-100 | Denver, Colorado, United States | - | No injuries | - |
Other accidents in this area
| 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 | - |