19800218003429A

Accident · Destroyed

FAA accident report · Pilats PC6B1H2 · Barrow, AK · February 18, 1980

Date
February 18, 1980 · 15:00 local
Place
Barrow, AK
Phase of flight
To Init Climb(1st Pwr Reduct)
Operating rules
Air taxi and commuter (Part 135)
Damage
Destroyed
Aircraft
N3603R
NTSB investigation
NTSBANC80FA031
Reported as
Pilats PC6B1H2
People aboard
2
Fatal injuries
2
Pilot’s flight hours
2,034 total23 in this make and model100 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.

Aircraft stalled & crashed right after takeoff. Unable to determine weight & balance due to fire.

As the FAA filed it

AIRCRAFT STALLED & CRASHED RIGHT AFTER TAKEOFF. UNABLE TO DETERMINE WEIGHT & BALANCE DUE TO FIRE.

NTSB investigation

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