Narrative:
Lost control and crashed after takeoff because the elevator push-pull tube had broken. The aircraft had been parked in strong winds without the controls being locked.
PROBABLE CAUSE(S):
airframe - flight control surfaces: elevator assembly,attachments
miscellaneous acts,conditions - previous damage
| Status: | Accident investigation report completed and information captured |
| Date: | Wednesday 10 May 1978 |
| Time: | 11:30 |
| Type: |  de Havilland Canada DHC-3 Otter |
| Operator: | Unknown |
| Registration: | N5370G |
| MSN: | 343 |
| First flight: | 1959 |
| Crew: | Fatalities: 1 / Occupants: 1 |
| Passengers: | Fatalities: 2 / Occupants: 2 |
| Total: | Fatalities: 3 / Occupants: 3 |
| Aircraft damage: | Damaged beyond repair |
| Location: | Del Rio, TX ( United States of America)
|
| Phase: | Initial climb (ICL) |
| Nature: | Unknown |
| Departure airport: | Del Rio International Airport, TX (DRT/KDRT), United States of America |
| Alamogordo Municipal Airport, NM (ALM/KALM), United States of America |
Lost control and crashed after takeoff because the elevator push-pull tube had broken. The aircraft had been parked in strong winds without the controls being locked.
Probable Cause:
PROBABLE CAUSE(S):
airframe - flight control surfaces: elevator assembly,attachments
miscellaneous acts,conditions - previous damage
Sources:
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This map shows the airport of departure and the intended destination of the flight. The line between the airports does not display the exact flight path.
Distance from Del Rio International Airport, TX to Alamogordo Municipal Airport, NM as the crow flies is 613 km (383 miles).
Distance from Del Rio International Airport, TX to Alamogordo Municipal Airport, NM as the crow flies is 613 km (383 miles).
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