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De Havilland DH-82-A N82DH

4 July 1990 · Burlington, Connecticut, United States · No injuries

Summary

On 4 July 1990 at about 17:00 local time, a De Havilland DH-82-A registered N82DH was involved in an accident near Burlington, Connecticut, United States. One person was on board and nobody was injured. The aircraft was substantially damaged. The NTSB has published a probable cause for this accident; it is quoted in full below.

The record

Date
at 17:00
Classification
Accident
Location
Burlington, Connecticut, United States
Nearest airport
Johnnycake (22B)
Coordinates
Not recorded
Aircraft
De Havilland DH-82-A
Registration
N82DH
Category
Airplane
Engines
1
Operator
Not recorded
Operating rule
Part 91: General Aviation
Purpose of flight
Personal
Phase of flight
Not recorded
Route
Goshen → Unknown
Aircraft damage
Substantial
Weather
VMC
Light
Day
NTSB number
NYC90LA146

People

Nobody was injured.

On board Died Serious Minor Uninjured
1 0 0 0 1

Probable cause

THE PILOT'S INADEQUATE COMPENSATION FOR THE WIND CONDITION.

Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record. This site does not paraphrase or interpret it.

Read the full NTSB narrative

THE DEHAVILLAND DH-82A (TIGER MOTH) WAS ON FINAL APPROACH WHEN THE PILOT ENCOUNTERED WINDSHEAR. THE AIRCRAFT TOUCHED DOWN IN 4 TO 5 INCH TALL GRASS, ABOUT 300 TO 400 FEET SHORT OF THE INTENDED LANDING AREA. IT THEN DECELERATED RAPIDLY AND NOSED OVER.

Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.

Other De Havilland DH-82 accidents

Date Aircraft Location Operator Outcome Died
29 Oct 1984 De Havilland DH 82 TIGER MOTH
N172VF
Keyser's Ridge, Maryland, United States - Fatal 2
28 Sep 1980 De Havilland DH-82
CFFDZ
San Rafael, California, United States
no coordinates
- Minor injuries -
16 Jun 2001 De Havilland DH-82 TIGER MOTH
N4797
Allamuchy, New Jersey, United States - No injuries -
21 May 2005 De Havilland DH-82-C
N82CQ
Franklin, Georgia, United States Ronald Dick Minor injuries -

All 5 records for this type

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