ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 323314
Date: | Saturday 31 March 2001 |
Time: | 12:15 |
Type: | de Havilland Canada DHC-3T Texas Turbine Otter |
Owner/operator: | Bishop Aviation |
Registration: | N120BA |
MSN: | 115 |
Year of manufacture: | 1956 |
Total airframe hrs: | 6633 hours |
Engine model: | Garrett TPE331-10-511 |
Fatalities: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 22 |
Aircraft damage: | Substantial, written off |
Category: | Accident |
Location: | Decatur-Bishop Airfield, TX -
United States of America
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Phase: | Initial climb |
Nature: | Parachuting |
Departure airport: | Decatur-Bishop Airfield, TX |
Destination airport: | Decatur-Bishop Airfield, TX |
Investigating agency: | NTSB |
Confidence Rating: | Accident investigation report completed and information captured |
Narrative: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."
Accident investigation:
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Investigating agency: | NTSB |
Report number: | FTW01LA091 |
Status: | Investigation completed |
Duration: | 8 months |
Download report: | Final report |
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Sources:
NTSB
Revision history:
Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
21-Mar-2024 11:56 |
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Updated [Aircraft type] |
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