# Accident 19800218003429A: Pilats PC6B1H2, Barrow, AK, February 18, 1980

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: February 18, 1980, 15:00 local time
- Place: Barrow, AK
- Damage: Destroyed
- Phase of flight: To Init Climb(1st Pwr Reduct)
- Operating rules: Air taxi and commuter (Part 135)
- Location: 71.2644° N, 156.7537° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Utqiaġvik, AK, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=71.2644&lon=-156.7537&mi=10
- Aircraft: N3603R (not matched to a registry record)
- Reported make and model: PILATS PC6B1H2
- People aboard: 2
- Fatal injuries: 2
- Pilot flight hours: 2,034 total, 23 in this make and model, 100 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB ANC80FA031](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ANC80FA031) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19800218003429A

## Narrative

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

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

## 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 ANC80FA031](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ANC80FA031), Feb 18, 1980: Pilatus PC6B1H (N3603R), West Dease, AK, substantial damage, 3 fatal

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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