NTSB CAROL · Event
Event SEA90LA073
Registry · N18024
FAA Aircraft Registry record.
Make / Model
DEHAVILLAND DHC-1B-2-S3
Seats / Engines
2 seats · 1 engine
ADS-B equipped
Yes — Mode-S A14367
Registrant of record
DELAWARE AVIATION MUSEUM FOUNDATION
Source: FAA Aircraft Registry (releasable master file).
Aircraft involved
Probable cause & findings
THE PILOT DID NOT MAINTAIN DIRECTIONAL CONTROL DUING THE LANDING.
Factual narrative
AFTER THE COMPLETION OF A LOCAL FLIGHT, THE STUDENT PILOT RETURNED TO THE AIRPORT FOR LANDING. THE AIRPLANE TOUCHED DOWN HARD, BOUNCED AND BECAME AIRBORNE. THE AIRPLANE DRIFTED TO THE LEFT OF THE RUNWAY, OVER PARKED AIRPLANES AND TOUCHED DOWN AGAIN ON THE PARKING RAMP. THE AIRPLANE BOUNCED AND COLLIDED WITH A HANGAR FIVE FEET ABOVE GROUND LEVEL. THE PILOT REPORTED THAT THERE WERE NO MECHANICAL FAILURES OR MALFUNCTIONS WITH THE AIRPLANE AT THE TIME OF THE ACCIDENT. Source: NTSB Aviation Accident Database (Pre-2008 Archive) Retrieved: 2026-02-12
Verbatim from NTSB's published report. Source file
NTSB_1990_SEA90LA073.txt.
Findings + structured fields enriched from FAA avall.mdb.
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