De Havilland DHC-6-200 N203SF

Summary

On 29 June 2008 at about 17:50 local time, a De Havilland DHC-6-200 registered N203SF, operated by Marko Bewersdorff, was involved in an accident near Baldwin, Wisconsin, United States. 15 people were on board and nobody was injured. The aircraft was substantially damaged. No probable cause statement is available for this record.

Date

29 June 2008 at 17:50

Classification

Accident

Location

Baldwin, Wisconsin, United States

Nearest airport

Baldwin (WI14)

Coordinates

44.9664, -92.3878

Aircraft

De Havilland DHC-6-200

Registration

N203SF

Category

Airplane

Engines

2

Operator

Marko Bewersdorff

Operating rule

Part 91: General Aviation

Purpose of flight

Skydiving

Phase of flight

Not recorded

Route

Baldwin → Unknown

Aircraft damage

Substantial

Weather

VMC

Light

Day

NTSB number

CHI08LA190

Nobody was injured.

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

The pilot reported that there were no observed anomalies with the left wing prior to the flight. During the flight, which was conducted as a local parachute operation, the pilot performed a descending turn. The left wing's aileron bound when the pilot attempted to level the bank. The pilot declared an emergency. The pilot and a passenger were able to exert enough force to the control wheel to regain control of the airplane and land safely. An on-scene examination of the airplane revealed damage to the left wing flap and aileron consistent with an overload event; however, the investigation could not definitively pinpoint the cause of the damage.

Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.