De Havilland DHC 6 TWIN OTTER N202EH
23 August 2014 · Pepperell, Massachusetts, United States · No injuries
Summary
On 23 August 2014 at about 17:00 local time, a De Havilland DHC 6 TWIN OTTER registered N202EH, operated by Skydive Factory, Inc, was involved in an accident near Pepperell, Massachusetts, United States. 10 people were 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
- Pepperell, Massachusetts, United States
- Nearest airport
- Pepperell Airport (26MA)
- Coordinates
- 42.7000, -71.5500
- Aircraft
- De Havilland DHC 6 TWIN OTTER
- Registration
- N202EH
- Category
- Airplane
- Year built
- 1967
- Engines
- 2
- Operator
- Skydive Factory, Inc
- Operating rule
- Part 91: General Aviation
- Purpose of flight
- Skydiving
- Phase of flight
- Not recorded
- Route
- Pepperell → Pepperell
- Aircraft damage
- Substantial
- Weather
- VMC
- Light
- Day
- NTSB number
- ERA14CA419
People
Nobody was injured.
| On board | Died | Serious | Minor | Uninjured |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 10 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 10 |
Probable cause
An inadvertent collision with a bird, which resulted in substantial damage to the left wing.
Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record. This site does not paraphrase or interpret it.
Read the full NTSB narrative
While climbing through 2,500 feet after takeoff, the pilot observed a red-tailed hawk approaching the airplane from below. The hawk impacted the left wing, and the pilot elected to perform a precautionary landing. The airplane subsequently landed without incident. Postaccident examination by a Federal Aviation Administration inspector revealed substantial damage to the left wing.
Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.
Other De Havilland DHC-6 accidents
| Date | Aircraft | Location | Operator | Outcome | Died |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 Jun 2014 | De Havilland DHC 6 200 | Middletown, Ohio, United States | WIN WIN Aviation Inc | Fatal | - |
| 9 Feb 2015 | De Havilland DHC 6 TWIN OTTER | Sebastian, Florida, United States | Eagle Air Transport Inc | No injuries | - |
| 6 Sep 2015 | De Havilland DHC-6 | Louisburg, North Carolina, United States | Rampart Aviation | Serious injuries | - |
| 9 Apr 2016 | De Havilland DHC 6 TWIN OTTER | Fentress, Texas, United States | Dilkara Leasing LLC. | No injuries | - |
| 21 May 2011 | De Havilland DHC-6-300 | Peach Springs, Arizona, United States | Cortez Fisher LLC | No injuries | - |
| 8 Mar 2011 | De Havilland DHC-6-100 | Hampton, Georgia, United States | Desert Sand Aircraft Leasing Company Inc. | Fatal | 2 |
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