De Havilland DHC-6-100 accident near Sullivan, MO
On July 29, 2006, a De Havilland DHC-6-100 (airplane) was involved in an accident near Sullivan, MO. 6 people died. Damage to the aircraft: substantial.
- Date
- July 29, 2006
- Place
- Sullivan, MO
- Aircraft
- De Havilland DHC-6-100 · Airplane
- Injuries
- 6 fatal, 2 serious, 0 minor
- Damage
- Substantial
- Position
- 38.234°N, 91.174°W
- NTSB ID
- 20060803X01086
Official records · CHI06FA210
- Public docket: reports, statements and exhibits from the investigation
NTSB summary
The Safety Board's full report is available at http://www.ntsb.gov/publictn/publictn.htm. The Aircraft Accident Summary Report number is NTSB/AAR 08/03/SUM. On July 29, 2006, about 1345 central daylight time, a de Havilland DHC 6 100, N203E, registered to Adventure Aviation, LLC, and operated by Skydive Quantum Leap as a local parachute operations flight, crashed into trees and terrain after takeoff from Sullivan Regional Airport, near Sullivan, Missouri. The pilot and five parachutists were killed, and two parachutists were seriously injured. The flight was operated under 14 Code of Federal Regulations Part 91 with no flight plan filed. Visual meteorological conditions prevailed.
Probable cause
the pilot's failure to maintain airspeed following a loss of power in the right engine due to the fracturing of compressor turbine blades for undetermined reasons. Contributing to some parachutists' injuries was the lack of a more effective restraint system on the airplane.
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Source: NTSB aviation accident database (US government, public domain). Findings may be preliminary or later revised by the NTSB. Not a complete global record.
