Accident: Dehavilland DHC-3
Sep 4, 2022 · Freeland, WA
NTSB numberDCA22MA193Event id20220905105855
- 10
- Fatalities
- 0
- Serious injuries
- 0
- Minor injuries
- 0
- Uninjured
Probable cause
The in-flight unthreading of the clamp nut from the horizontal stabilizer trim actuator barrel due to a missing lock ring, which resulted in the horizontal stabilizer moving to an extreme trailing-edge-down position rendering the airplane’s pitch uncontrollable.
Source: National Transportation Safety Board. Record last changed Oct 28, 2026, 10:54 UTC.
Aircraft involved
- Aircraft
- Dehavilland DHC-3
- Registration
- N725TH
- Year built
- 1967
- Category
- Airplane
- Damage
- Destroyed
- Operating rules
- Part 135: commuter and on-demand
- Defining event
- Enroute Loss of control in flight
Source: National Transportation Safety Board aviation accident database. Counts only; Voydar holds no names.
Nearest airports
Airports with a Voydar profile closest to the recorded position. Proximity only.
- Jefferson County International Airport (TWD)10 nm (18 km) north-west
- Seattle Paine Field International Airport (PAE)13 nm (24 km) east
- Port of Poulsbo Marina Moorage Seaplane Base (PUL)16 nm (29 km) south
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