Estado:	Final
Fecha:	31 MAR 2001
Hora:	12:15
Tipo:	de Havilland Canada DHC-3 Otter
Operador:	Bishop Aviation
Registración:	N120BA
Numéro de série:	115
Año de Construcción:	1956
Horas Totales de la Célula:	6633
Motores:	1 Garrett TPE331-10-511
Tripulación:	Fatalidades: 0 / Ocupantes: 1
Pasajeros:	Fatalidades: 0 / Ocupantes: 21
Total:	Fatalidades: 0 / Ocupantes: 22
Daños en la Aeronave:	Considerable
Consecuencias:	Written off (damaged beyond repair)
Ubicación:	Decatur-Bishop Airfield, TX (Estados Unidos de América)
Fase:	Ascenso Inicial (ICL)
Naturaleza:	Paracaídismo
Aeropuerto de Salida:	Decatur-Bishop Airfield, TX, Estados Unidos de América
Aeropuerto de Llegada:	Decatur-Bishop Airfield, TX, Estados Unidos de América

Descripción:
Struck trees and terrain 250 yards east of the runway following a loss of control during the takeoff/initial climb from the north runway at the private Bishop Airfield. The airplane was carrying parachutists for a local sky-diving jump from 13,000 feet msl.

PROBABLE CAUSE: ""The pilot's failure to maintain aircraft control during the takeoff/initial climb. Contributing factors were the pilot's exceeding aircraft weight and balance limits and the dust devil."

Fuentes:
» NTSB