| Date: | Thursday 20 March 1986 |
| Time: | 13:30 |
| Type: |  de Havilland Canada DHC-4A Caribou |
| Owner/operator: | Woods Air Service |
| Registration: | N539Y |
| MSN: | 197 |
| Year of manufacture: | 1964 |
| Total airframe hrs: | 12159 hours |
| Engine model: | Pratt & Whitney R-2000-7M2 |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 2 / Occupants: 2 |
| Aircraft damage: | Destroyed, written off |
| Category: | Accident |
| Location: | Lime Village, AK -
 United States of America
|
| Phase: | Approach |
| Nature: | Executive |
| Departure airport: | Palmer Municipal Airport, AK (PAQ/PAAQ) |
| Lime Village Airport, AK (LVD) | |
| Confidence Rating: |  Accident investigation report completed and information captured |
The aircraft pitched up, rolled left, crashed into trees and caught fire.
PROBABLE CAUSE:
- Airspeed(Vs)..Improper..Pilot in command
- Stall..Inadvertent..Pilot in command
Contributing Factors
- In-flight planning/decision..Improper..Pilot in command
- Altitude..Inadequate..Pilot in command
- Go-around..Attempted..Pilot in command
Sources:
ICAO Adrep Summary 5/88 (#24)
NTSB
Location
Images:
photo (c) via Werner Fischdick; Anchorage International Airport, AK (ANC/PANC); July 1978
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