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) |
| Anchorage International Airport, AK (ANC/PANC) | |
| Investigating agency: | NTSB |
| Confidence Rating: |  Accident investigation report completed and information captured |
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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Sources:
NTSB
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