ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 328066
Date: | Wednesday 1 July 1981 |
Time: | 14:30 |
Type: | Douglas R4D-1 (DC-3) |
Owner/operator: | United Aircraft Services |
Registration: | N111ST |
MSN: | 4661 |
Year of manufacture: | 1942 |
Fatalities: | Fatalities: 3 / Occupants: 3 |
Aircraft damage: | Destroyed, written off |
Category: | Accident |
Location: | Pilot Point Airport, AK (PIP) -
United States of America
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Phase: | Initial climb |
Nature: | Survey |
Departure airport: | Pilot Point Airport, AK (PIP/PAPN) |
Destination airport: | Anchorage International Airport, AK (ANC/PANC) |
Investigating agency: | NTSB |
Confidence Rating: | Accident investigation report completed and information captured |
Narrative:While taxiing for takeoff, the no. 1 engine nearly quit two times. Shortly after lifting off, the engine failed. The DC-3 cleared cliffs in a shallow left turn. At 300-400 feet the left wing suddenly dropped, the aircraft nosed over and crashed on a mud flat.
PROBABLE CAUSE:
powerplant - miscellaneous: powerplant failure for undetermined reasons
pilot in command - failed to obtain/maintain flying speed
complete power loss - complete engine failure/flameout-1 engine
Accident investigation:
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Investigating agency: | NTSB |
Report number: | ANC81FA074 |
Status: | Investigation completed |
Duration: | |
Download report: | Final report |
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Sources:
NTSB
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