Accident
Last updated: 21 May 2013
| Status: | Schlussbericht |
| Datum: | 10 MAI 1978 |
| Zeit: | 11:30 |
| Flugzeugtyp: | de Havilland Canada DHC-3 Otter |
| Fluggesellschaft: | ? |
| Kennzeichen: | N5370G |
| Werknummer: | 343 |
| Baujahr: | 1959 |
| Besatzung: | Todesopfer: 1 / Insassen: 1 |
| Fluggäste: | Todesopfer: 2 / Insassen: 2 |
| Gesamt: | Todesopfer: 3 / Insassen: 3 |
| Sachschaden: | Zerstört |
| Konsequenzen: | Written off (damaged beyond repair) |
| Unfallort: | Del Rio, TX (USA) |
| Flugphase: | Anfangssteigflug (ICL) |
| Betriebsart: | Unbekannt |
| Flug von: | Del Rio International Airport, TX (DRT), USA |
| Alamogordo Municipal Airport, NM (ALM/KALM), USA |
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 Informationsquelle:
» NTSB
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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).
This information is not presented as the Flight Safety Foundation or the Aviation Safety Network’s opinion as to the cause of the accident. It is preliminary and is based on the facts as they are known at this time.
