Incident Overview
Date: Tuesday 15 July 1969
Aircraft Type: de Havilland Canada DHC-6 Twin Otter 200
Owner/operator: New York Airways
Registration Number: N558MA
Location: New York-John F. Kennedy International Airport, NY (JFK) –
ÿ United States of America
Phase of Flight: Initial climb
Status: Destroyed, written off
Casualties: Fatalities: 3 / Occupants: 14
Component Affected: Pilot in commandPilot in command
Investigating Agency: NTSBNTSB
Category: Accident
A Twin Otter flight experienced a significant delay due to wake turbulence from a departing jet. The pilot misjudged the distance, leading to loss of control and a crash.A Twin Otter flight experienced a significant delay due to wake turbulence from a departing jet. The pilot misjudged the distance, leading to loss of control and a crash.
Description
Because the flight was 12 minutes behind schedule, the pilot commenced takeoff from a runway intersection. The Twin Otter encountered wake turbulence from a recently departed jet, lost control and crashed. PROBABLE CAUSE: miscellaneous – vortex turbulence FACTOR: pilot in command – misjudged distance
Primary Cause
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