Accident · 2005-06-04

NTSB case IAD05LA073 · de Havilland DHC-6 · Part 91

What the record says

Event date: 2005-06-04
Event type: Accident
Highest injury level: Serious injury
Aircraft: de Havilland DHC-6 (N3434)
Operating rule: Part 91
Operator: operator not named in the NTSB record

Probable cause

The pilot's improper flare and recovery from a bounced landing, which resulted in a stall and subsequent impact with the ground.

Source: NTSB case IAD05LA073

Flight crew

Flight-crew details for this event aren't in the NTSB database extract we hold (its coverage starts with 2008 events) — a gap in our data, not an absence of crew.

Facts as the NTSB records them — GroundCheck adds no judgement. Preliminary records may be revised as the investigation proceeds.

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