Amateur-built DHC6 incident near Manston, Uk, Gb, February 24, 2010
On February 24, 2010, a amateur-built DHC6, registered CFAKB, suffered minor damage in an incident near Manston, Uk. It was flown under rules the NTSB did not record. The NTSB record does not give the injuries.
The NTSB's probable cause their words, unchanged
The NTSB has not yet published a probable cause for this incident. Investigations usually take one to two years; this page updates when the final report is released.
Source: NTSB aviation accident database, copy made October 5, 2026. Docket and reports at the NTSB.
What the record shows
- Date
- February 24, 2010
- Place
- Manston, Uk, United Kingdom
- Type
- Incident
- Injuries
- The NTSB record does not give the injuries.
- Weather
- not recorded
- Aircraft
- Amateur-built DHC6 300
- Registration
- CFAKB · no longer on the register · serial 273
- Damage
- Minor damage
- Flight
- Flight · rules the NTSB did not record
The NTSB's narrative preliminary · quoted from the NTSB record
On February 24, 2010 during a ferry flight from Calgary, Canada to the Maldives, a De Havilland DHC-6 300 Twin Otter C-FAKB experienced an electrical fire in the power distribution and generator control box located in the roof of the passenger cabin. The crew isolated the electrical systems and successfully diverted to London Gatwick Airport. The source of the fire was traced to the left generator reverse current relay, which was found to have a different part number to the relays authorised for use on the DHC-6 series of aircraft. The accident is being investigated by United Kingdom AAIB. United Kingdom Air Accidents Investigation Branch Department of Environment, Transport and the Regions Berkshire Copse Road Aldershot Hants GU11 2HH United Kingdom Tel.: (44) 1252 510300 (44) 171 890 5999 (after hours) Website: http://www.dft.gov.uk This report is for informational purposes only and contains only information obtained for, or released by, the Government of the United Kingdom.
The complete narrative as the NTSB published it. The NTSB's docket holds the report as a PDF and any photographs, statements and other documents from the investigation.
The factual record from the NTSB's investigation tables, in plain English
The aircraft
- Landing gear: fixed
The flight
- Departed from: BHX
- Destination: DBV
- Flight plan: not recorded
- A second pilot was aboard
Weather at the time
- Temperature: 0°F (-18°C), dew point 0°F (-18°C)
Documents from the investigation the NTSB's docket: the evidence folder behind the report
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