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| Date: | Thursday 5 January 1978 |
| Time: | c. 12:40 LT |
| Type: |  de Havilland Canada DHC-6 Twin Otter 300 |
| Owner/operator: | Sun Valley Key Airlines |
| Registration: | N26KA |
| MSN: | 434 |
| Year of manufacture: | 1974 |
| Engine model: | P&W Canada PT6A-27 |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 20 |
| Other fatalities: | 0 |
| Aircraft damage: | Substantial |
| Category: | Accident |
| Location: | Leadville Airport, CO (LXV/KLXV) -
 United States of America
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| Phase: | Landing |
| Nature: | Passenger - Non-Scheduled/charter/Air Taxi |
| Departure airport: | Aspen-Pitken County Airport, CO (ASE/KASE) |
| Leadville Airport, CO (LXV/KLXV) | |
| Investigating agency: | NTSB |
| Confidence Rating: |  Accident investigation report completed and information captured |
A de Havilland DHC-6, N26KA, suffered a gear collapse on landing in Leadville. The aircraft flying a route from Aspen to Denver with a stopover in Leadville. The aircraft had made it to Leadville safely but on touchdown the aircraft suffered a gear collapse. Nobody was injured.
Accident investigation:
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Sources:
https://www.ntsb.gov/Pages/brief.aspx?ev_id=43618&key=0
https://flickr.com/photos/49487266@N07/4824069389 (Photo)
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Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 09-Aug-2025 14:33 | Justanormalperson | Added |
| 09-Aug-2025 14:34 | Justanormalperson | Updated [Accident report, ] |
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