| Date: | Sunday 21 September 1980 |
| Time: | 13:20 |
| Type: |  de Havilland Canada DHC-6 Twin Otter 300 |
| Owner/operator: | Rio Airways |
| Registration: | N46RA |
| MSN: | 606 |
| Year of manufacture: | 1979 |
| Engine model: | Pratt & Whitney Canada PT6A-27 |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 16 |
| Other fatalities: | 0 |
| Aircraft damage: | Substantial, repaired |
| Category: | Accident |
| Location: | Wichita Falls-Kickapoo Airport, TX (KIP) -
 United States of America
|
| Phase: | Initial climb |
| Nature: | Passenger - Scheduled |
| Departure airport: | Wichita Falls-Kickapoo Airport, TX (KIP/KCWC) |
| Dallas/Fort Worth International Airport, TX (DFW/KDFW) | |
| Investigating agency: | NTSB |
| Confidence Rating: |  Accident investigation report completed and information captured |
The DHC-6 took off with the gust locks still engaged. The pilot lost control and the airplane crashed.
PROBABLE CAUSE(S):
pilot in command - inadequate preflight preparation and/or planning
miscellaneous acts,conditions - gust locks engaged
FACTOR:
weather - unfavorable wind conditions
Accident investigation:
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Sources:
NTSB
History of this aircraft
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