De Havilland DHC-6-300 N9240N
20 January 1982 · Washington, District of Columbia, United States · No injuries
Summary
On 20 January 1982 at about 01:05 local time, a De Havilland DHC-6-300 registered N9240N, operated by Calvin Cafritz Enterprises, was involved in an incident near Washington, District of Columbia, United States. One person was on board and nobody was injured. The aircraft was slightly damaged. No probable cause statement is available for this record.
The record
- Date
- at 01:05
- Classification
- Incident
- Location
- Washington, District of Columbia, United States
- Coordinates
- Not recorded
- Aircraft
- De Havilland DHC-6-300
- Registration
- N9240N
- Category
- Airplane
- Engines
- 2
- Operator
- Calvin Cafritz Enterprises
- Operating rule
- Part 91: General Aviation
- Purpose of flight
- Ferry
- Phase of flight
- Not recorded
- Route
- Toronto, Ontari → Pontiac
- Aircraft damage
- Minor
- Weather
- IMC
- Light
- Night/Dark
- NTSB number
- ATL82IA038
People
Nobody was injured.
| On board | Died | Serious | Minor | Uninjured |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
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
AIRCRAFT WAS BEING FERRIED TO WASHINGTON, DC FOLLOWING REWORK IN TORONTO, CANADA. DURING LETDOWN IN IFR CONDITIONS AND MODERATE ICING, PILOT NOTICED A GLOW ON THE RIGHT WING. AS HE LEANED OVER TO CHECK IT, THE RIGHT ENGINE FIRE WARNING LIGHT AND FIRE BELL WENT OFF. THE PILOT SECURED THE ENGINE AND LANDED WITHOUT FURTHER INCIDENT. INVESTIGATION REVEALED THAT THE RIGHT ENGINE INLET DEICE BOOT HAD SHORTED OUT. FIRE DAMAGE WAS LIMITED TO THE BOOT. THE DEICING BOOT HAD BEEN INSTALLED DURING THE REFURBISHMENT. THE CAUSE OF THE SHORT WAS NOT DETERMINED.
Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.
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| Date | Aircraft | Location | Operator | Outcome | Died |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 16 May 1982 | De Havilland DHC-6-200 | Hooper Bay, Alaska, United States | Gifford Aviation | Serious injuries | - |
| 16 Jun 1982 | De Havilland DHC-6-100 | Near Port Heide, Alaska, United States | Sea Airmotive, Inc. | No injuries | - |
| 12 Feb 1982 | De Havilland DHC-6-100 | Jamaica, New York, United States | Newair Flight, Inc. | No injuries | - |
| 21 Feb 1982 | De Havilland DHC-6 | Providence, Rhode Island, United States | Pilgrim Airlines | Fatal | 1 |
| 21 Sep 1983 | De Havilland DHC-6 | Boston, Massachusetts, United States | Precision Airline | No injuries | - |
| 3 Apr 1983 | De Havilland DHC-6 | McKinney, Texas, United States | David Boatman | Fatal | - |
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|---|---|---|---|---|---|
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