N43SP (Dehavilland DHC-3) — routes, history & safety record

Registrations are reused: the FAA register shows one earlier aircraft with this mark, the last registration cancelled on August 23, 1984.

FlightFinder has no observed route profile for this registration. The documented safety events below are available independently of live flight tracking.

Safety history

July 21, 1984Accident
THE ACFT CRASH LANDED AFTER THE PLT USED FLAPS AND POWER TO SEMI-CONTROL PITCH AFTER THE ELEVATOR DOWN CONTROL CABLE FAILED AT ABOUT 300 FT AGL ON FINAL APPROACH. THE LEFT WING OF THE ACFT HIT THE TERMINAL ROOF DURING THE STALL MUSH FROM50 FT AGL.
DE Havilland DHC-6-300 · 1 fatalities
Occurrence #1: airframe/component/system failure/malfunction Phase of operation: approach - vfr pattern - base leg/base to final Findings 1. (c) flt control syst, elevator control - corroded 2. (c) flt control syst, elevator control - failure,total ---------- Occurrence #2: in flight collision with terrain/water Phase of operation: descent - uncontrolled Full accident record