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| Date: | Wednesday 1 March 2006 |
| Time: | 18:00 LT |
| Type: |  Douglas DC-3 |
| Owner/operator: | Transnorthern Aviation Inc. |
| Registration: | N777YA |
| MSN: | 25634 |
| Year of manufacture: | 1944 |
| Total airframe hrs: | 25659 hours |
| Engine model: | Pratt & Whitney 1830-92 |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 1 |
| Aircraft damage: | Substantial |
| Category: | Accident |
| Location: | Beluga, Alaska -
 United States of America
|
| Phase: | Unknown |
| Nature: | Unknown |
| Departure airport: | Anchorage-Ted Stevens International Airport, AK (ANC/PANC) |
| Beluga Airport, AK (BVU/PABG) | |
| Investigating agency: | NTSB |
| Confidence Rating: |  Accident investigation report completed and information captured |
The airline transport pilot was landing a non-scheduled cargo flight under Title 14, CFR Part 135, at a gravel airstrip. While on final approach to land, the airplane struck treetops, but landed safely. The left wing of the airplane received structural damage.
Probable Cause: The pilot's failure to maintain altitude/clearance from trees on final approach, which resulted in an in-flight collision with trees.
Accident investigation:
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Sources:
NTSB ANC06LA032
History of this aircraft
Other occurrences involving this aircraft
| 15 December 1985 | N777YA | Yute Air | 0 | Dillingham, AK | |
sub |
| 7 July 2009 | N777YA | Bush Air Cargo Inc | 0 | Skwentna, Alaska | |
sub |
| Gear collapse | ||||||
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 09-Oct-2022 06:38 | ASN Update Bot | Added |
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