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Accident · Destroyed

FAA accident report · Dhav DHC6/ · Nome, AK · December 3, 1979

Date
December 3, 1979 · 08:40 local
Place
Nome, AK
Phase of flight
Climb
Operating rules
Air taxi and commuter (Part 135)
Damage
Destroyed
Aircraft
N8061V
NTSB investigation
NTSBANC80FA018
Reported as
Dhav DHC6/
People aboard
2
Fatal injuries
2
Pilot’s flight hours
3,453 total731 in this make and model34 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.

Airplane departed in darkness on a special VFR into IFR conditions. Struck side of mountain during climb.

As the FAA filed it

AIRPLANE DEPARTED IN DARKNESS ON A SPECIAL VFR INTO IFR CONDITIONS. STRUCK SIDE OF MOUNTAIN DURING CLIMB.

NTSB investigation

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