ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 329062
Date: | Thursday 4 August 1977 |
Time: | 19:05 |
Type: | de Havilland Canada DHC-3 Otter |
Owner/operator: | Woods Air Service |
Registration: | N48064 |
MSN: | 278 |
Year of manufacture: | 1958 |
Fatalities: | Fatalities: 1 / Occupants: 1 |
Aircraft damage: | Destroyed, written off |
Category: | Accident |
Location: | near Bettles, AK -
United States of America
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Phase: | Initial climb |
Nature: | Cargo |
Departure airport: | Alatna River, AK |
Destination airport: | Bettles Airport, AK (BTT/PABT) |
Investigating agency: | NTSB |
Confidence Rating: | Accident investigation report completed and information captured |
Narrative:Crashed while trying to take off from a river gravel bar.
PROBABLE CAUSE(S):
pilot in command - misused or failed to use flaps
pilot in command - failed to obtain/maintain flying speed
pilot in command - misjudged distance,speed,and altitude
pilot in command - failed to abort takeoff
FACTOR(S)
terrain - loose gravel
terrain - high obstructions
weather - downdraft,updrafts
weather - obstructions to vision
miscellaneous - evasive maneuver to avoid collision
weather briefing - unknown/not reported
Accident investigation:
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Investigating agency: | NTSB |
Report number: | ANC77FA067 |
Status: | Investigation completed |
Duration: | |
Download report: | Final report |
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Sources:
NTSB
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