ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 128370
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| Date: | Monday 2 December 1974 |
| Time: | 15:15 |
| Type: |  Mitsubishi MU-2B-35 |
| Owner/operator: | Private |
| Registration: | N959L |
| MSN: | 570 |
| Year of manufacture: | 1972 |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 3 |
| Aircraft damage: | Destroyed |
| Location: | Deadhorse Airport, Deadhorse, Prudhoe Bay, Alaska -
 United States of America
|
| Phase: | Take off |
| Nature: | Private |
| Departure airport: | Deadhorse Airport, Deadhorse, Prudhoe Bay, Alaska (SCC/PASC) |
| Anchorage International Airport, Anchorage, Alaska (ANC/PANC) | |
| Confidence Rating: |  Information is only available from news, social media or unofficial sources |
Written off (damaged beyond repair) December 2 1974: crashed on take off from Deadhorse, Alaska. All three persons on board (pilot and two passengers) were only slightly injured. Accoarding to the summary from the official NTSB report into the accident:
"PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
POWER PLANT - MISCELLANEOUS: POWER PLANT FAILURE FOR UNDETERMINED REASONS
PILOT IN COMMAND - FAILED TO OBTAIN/MAINTAIN FLYING SPEED
ENGINE LOST POWER, ABORTED LIFTOFF. AIRCRAFT VEERED TO RIGHT OF RUNWAY INTO SNOW BANK. RUNWAY
LIGHTING INOPERATIVE, DARK, ICE, FOG, IN AREA."
Sources:
1. NTSB: https://www.ntsb.gov/_layouts/ntsb.aviation/brief.aspx?ev_id=46118&key=0
2. http://registry.faa.gov/aircraftinquiry/NNum_Results.aspx?NNumbertxt=959L
3. [LINK NOT WORKING ANYMORE:http://www.baaa-acro.com/1974/archives/crash-of-a-mitsubishi-mu-2-marquise-in-deadhorse/]
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 22-Jun-2011 03:19 | harro | Updated [Aircraft type, Cn] |
| 18-May-2017 01:59 | Dr.John Smith | Updated [Location, Nature, Departure airport, Destination airport, Source] |
| 19-May-2017 19:39 | Dr.John Smith | Updated [Location, Departure airport, Destination airport, Narrative] |
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