JACK HOWELL
1963 - 1978
PILOT
DEN


DHC-6 accident at PUB
The "Otter" captain was Jack Howell, the f/o was Denny Meyers, a new-hire. 
Dale Glenn was observing as he was going to check out as a DHC-6 
instructor pilot. Ironically, Dale was a very high-time Otter pilot as 
was Denny Meyers. I used to fly with Dale a lot in the Otter, but Jack 
was relatively inexperienced in that aircraft.
The aircraft was not on a go-around. They had just completed the training
event for Meyers and were going to demonstrate a STOL takeoff. The 
factory recommended use of 20 degrees of flaps while we (improperly) used
flaps 40 and "chased" VMC (single engine control speed)which was 65 knots. 
However, if you used flaps 40, set the power and released the brakes and 
rotated the aircraft would un-stick very quickly and feel very much like 
it was rising vertically. Then it would "plane out" at 2-300 feet and you 
would have to unload the elevators to maintain 65 knots for VMC.
There is no way to prove conclusively what happened, but I feel that the 
accident was exacerbated by a thin layer of ice that was present on the 
wings and that someone made a pitch moment change AFTER the elevators 
were initially unloaded. The results was a whip stall at too low an 
altitude for any possible recovery. 
I participated in the investigation and possess the photographs of the 
accident. I flew that aircraft for several years and feel qualified to 
make an assessment. I hasten to add that no one will ever know for sure 
on this one.
-Billy Walker
(1/23/99)

Jack Howell, Denny Meyers, and Dale Glenn
Died January 18, 1978,  Pueblo, CO.
-Ken Schultz
(4/24/99)

Do you have contact for  Peggy Howell Branden?   
Capt Jack Howell was her Father.  She was a FA for Frontier.
-Bonnie Dahl
(12/24/11)

J HOWELL
Pilot seniority date of 2/18/63 per the 9/1/72 FL/ALPA Seniority List.
-Jake Lamkins
(10/29/12)

Posted at FLacebook and the FL Club:
DEN pilot Jack Howell's memorial webpage has been upgraded.
http://FAL-1.tripod.com/Jack_Howell.html
10 items added but still need a photo and obituary for Jack.
-Jake Lamkins
(10/30/12)

Photos from 1967
reprinted with permission from the book
FROM THE COCKPIT TO THE GALLEY
by Bonnie C. Dahl and Patty A. McNeill.
-Jake Lamkins
(4/18/13))

Posted at FLacebook and the FL Club:
DEN pilot Jack Howell's memorial webpage has been updated.
http://FAL-1.tripod.com/Jack Howell.html
Got a few photos of Jack but still need an obituary.
-Jake Lamkins
(4/18/13)