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Accident · Substantial damage

FAA accident report · Dhav DHC3 · Trail Creek, AK · July 1, 1979

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Date: July 1, 1979 · 16:00 local
Place: Trail Creek, AK
Phase of flight: Roll-Out (Fixed Wing)
Operating rules: Air taxi and commuter (Part 135)
Damage: Substantial damage
Aircraft: N91575
Reported as: Dhav DHC3
Fatal injuries: 0
Pilot’s flight hours: 3,500 total1,000 in this make and model285 in the last 90 days

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What happened

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Landed long and fast on a wet sand bar and slid off end into a ditch. Collapsed landing gear.

As the FAA filed it

LANDED LONG AND FAST ON A WET SAND BAR AND SLID OFF END INTO A DITCH. COLLAPSED LANDING GEAR.