De Havilland DHC-6-300 N914MA
29 September 1984 · Houston, Texas, United States · No injuries
Summary
On 29 September 1984 at about 12:15 local time, a De Havilland DHC-6-300 registered N914MA, operated by Metroflight, Inc., was involved in an incident near Houston, Texas, United States. 8 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 12:15
- Classification
- Incident
- Location
- Houston, Texas, United States
- Nearest airport
- Houston International (IAH)
- Coordinates
- Not recorded
- Aircraft
- De Havilland DHC-6-300
- Registration
- N914MA
- Category
- Airplane
- Engines
- 2
- Operator
- Metroflight, Inc.
- Operating rule
- Part 135: Air Taxi & Commuter
- Purpose of flight
- Unknown
- Phase of flight
- Not recorded
- Route
- Hull Field → Unknown
- Aircraft damage
- Minor
- Weather
- VMC
- Light
- Day
- NTSB number
- FTW84IA412
People
Nobody was injured.
| On board | Died | Serious | Minor | Uninjured |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 8 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 8 |
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
DURING A LANDING ON RWY 14R, THE ACFT VEERED OFF THE LEFT SIDE OF THE RWY, HIT A RWY SIGN & WAS DAMAGED. AT THE SAME TIME THE DHC-6 WAS APPROACHING TO LAND, A BOEING 727 WAS ALSO IN THE TRAFFIC PATTERN TO LAND ON RWY 14L. ACCORDING TO TOWER PERSONNEL, THE BOEING LANDED ABOUT 1 MI AFTER THE DEHAVILLAND LANDED. HOWEVER, THERE WAS EVIDENCE THAT THE BOEING CLOSED & POSSIBLY PASSED THE DEHAVILLAND DURING THE LANDING SEQUENCE. THE WIND WAS FROM 360 DEG AT 10 KTS WHICH WOULD HAVE DRIFTED WAKE TURBULENCE TOWARD RWY 14R. THE DEHAVILLAND CAPTAIN REPORTED THAT THE POWER LEVERS WERE STIFF & THAT THE LEFT PROP SOUNDED LIKE IT SURGED DURING THE LANDING JUST AFTER THE COPLT (WHO WAS FLYING THE ACFT) SELECTED GROUND BETA. WHEN THE CAPTAIN REALIZED THAT THE COPLT COULD NO LONGER CONTROL THE ACFT, HE TOOK THE CONTROLS, BUT WAS UNABLE TO AVOID COLLIDING WITH THE RWY SIGN. THERE WAS MINOR DAMAGE TO THE LANDING GEAR STRUT FAIRINGS.
Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.
Other De Havilland DHC-6 accidents
| Date | Aircraft | Location | Operator | Outcome | Died |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 21 Jul 1984 | De Havilland DHC-6-300 | Tau, American Samoa | South Pacific Island | Fatal | 1 |
| 12 May 1984 | De Havilland DHC 6-300 | Tau, Manu'a, Hawaii, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 12 Mar 1985 | De Havilland DHC-6-300 | Barter Island, Alaska, United States | - | Serious injuries | - |
| 21 Sep 1983 | De Havilland DHC-6 | Boston, Massachusetts, United States | Precision Airline | No injuries | - |
| 3 Apr 1985 | De Havilland DHC-6-200 | Grand Rapids, Michigan, United States | Mountain Air Cargo | No injuries | - |
| 3 Apr 1983 | De Havilland DHC-6 | McKinney, Texas, United States | David Boatman | Fatal | - |
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|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 30 Mar 1984 | Cessna 402B | El Paso, Texas, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 31 Mar 1984 | Owen Robert R QUICKIE 2 | Ponder, Texas, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 29 Mar 1984 | Cessna 150L | New Boston, Texas, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 5 Apr 1984 | Beechcraft B35 | Nocona, Texas, United States | - | Minor injuries | - |
| 11 Apr 1984 | Grumman G-164A | Beaumont, Texas, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 11 Apr 1984 | Cessna 150 | Papalote, Texas, United States | - | No injuries | - |