# Accident 19760829041109A: Pilats PC6B1H2, Wainwright, AK, August 29, 1976

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: August 29, 1976
- Place: Wainwright, AK
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Forced/Precautionary Landing
- Location: 70.6463° N, 159.9585° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Wainwright, AK, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=70.6463&lon=-159.9585&mi=10
- Aircraft: N346F, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N346F-2024-12-21) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Fairchild Heli-Porter PILATUS PC6/B1-H2 (registry code 3375011, https://openairdocs.org/model/fairchild-heli-porter-pilatus-pc6-b1-h2) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Pratt & Whitney Canada PT6A-60A (registry code 52043, https://openairdocs.org/engine/pratt-whitney-canada-pt6a-60a) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: PILATS PC6B1H2
- People aboard: 6
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 16,788 total, 6,144 in this make and model, 40 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB ANC76DAA61](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ANC76DAA61) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19760829041109A

## Narrative

As the FAA filed it, in capitals; the FAA replaces private details with ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^.

No narrative was filed.

## The NTSB's investigation of this event (1)

From the NTSB's public API. Aircraft are matched to registry aircraft by N-number and event date, checked against the reported serial number, make and model; the registry's history has gaps, so older matches can be wrong. Compare the reported make and model.

- [NTSB ANC76DAA61](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ANC76DAA61), Aug 29, 1976: Pilatus PC6BH2 (N346F), Wainwright, AK, substantial damage

## Other reports on N346F (3)

Matched to the same aircraft by N-number and date.

- [Accident 20050526034049A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20050526034049A), May 26, 2005: Pilats PC6B1H2 (N346F), Sturtevant, WI, Substantial damage. (-23) On may 26, 2005 at approximately 1511CDT N346F hit a skydiver as the aircraft was attempting a landing at Sylvania Airport, Sturtevant WI. The pilot lost…
- [Incident 20010303007049I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20010303007049I), Mar 3, 2001: Pilats PC6B1H2 (N346F), Maricopa, AZ. (-23)Jump was deceased's first skyboard jump. Jump altitude was approximately 14,000' AGL, approximately 15270' MSL. The jump plane was a Pilatus turbine…
- [Incident 19890210026659I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19890210026659I), Feb 10, 1989: Frchld FH227B (N346F), Deland, FL, 1 fatal. Chutist donned chute rig very quickly. Twisted belly band. Result pilot chute in tow. Never pulled emergency handle

From the FAA Accident/Incident Data System. Reports are matched to registry aircraft by N-number and event date, checked against the reported make and model; the registry's history has gaps, so older matches can be wrong. Compare the reported make and model. For accidents, the NTSB's own investigation is the fuller record.

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