19791019041529A

Accident · Substantial damage

FAA accident report · Dhav DHC3 · Koyuk, AK · October 19, 1979

Date
October 19, 1979 · 16:00 local
Place
Koyuk, AK
Airport
Koyuk
Phase of flight
To Aborted (Fixed Wing)
Operating rules
Air taxi and commuter (Part 135)
Damage
Substantial damage
Aircraft
N48148
NTSB investigation
NTSBANC80DA005
Reported as
Dhav DHC3
People aboard
1
Fatal injuries
0
Pilot’s flight hours
0 in this make and model0 in the last 90 days

From the FAA’s Accident/Incident Data System (AIDS), through its Aviation Safety Information Portal, as reported. The NTSB investigates accidents separately, and its record of an accident is the fuller one. The aircraft is matched to the registry 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.

What happened

The FAA’s narrative, in sentence case. The FAA writes it in capitals and removes private details.

Pilot attempted takeoff during heavy snow. Aborted takeoff too late and went off end of runway.

As the FAA filed it

PILOT ATTEMPTED TAKEOFF DURING HEAVY SNOW. ABORTED TAKEOFF TOO LATE AND WENT OFF END OF RUNWAY.

NTSB investigation

The NTSB’s investigation of this event, with its probable cause and findings. Matched to this report by N-number and date.