De Havilland DHC-6 Twin Otter crash, Feb 15, 1983, Hailey...
De Havilland DHC-6 Twin Otter accident on February 15, 1983 near Hailey-Friedman Memorial, Idaho, United States with no fatalities. Cause: Loss of...
- Date: February 15, 1983
- Aircraft: De Havilland DHC-6 Twin Otter
- Location: Hailey-Friedman Memorial, Idaho, United States
- Fatalities: 0
- Phase of flight: Approach and landing
- Cause: Loss of elevator control after a control rod separated from the torque tube at a connection held by a non standard unsecured bolt, with the operator failing to separate maintenance and inspection functions and the FAA failing to detect it.
A Twin Otter on a scheduled commuter flight from Boise lost elevator control on final approach to Hailey. The crew crash landed on a highway south of the airport and the aircraft broke apart without fire. All eight occupants survived with injuries, most seriously.