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Accident · Substantial damage

FAA accident report · Dhav DHC6TWNOTTER · Barter Island, AK · March 12, 1985

Date
March 12, 1985 · 00:15 local
Place
Barter Island, AK
Airport
Gsi1186
Phase of flight
Go Round (Aborted VFR)
Operating rules
Air taxi and commuter (Part 135)
Operator
SAIA
Damage
Substantial damage
Aircraft
N540N
NTSB investigation
NTSBANC85FA054
Reported as
Dhav DHC6TWNOTTER
Reported engine
Pratt & Whitney PT6A27
Fatal injuries
0
Pilot’s flight hours
5,311 total2,098 in this make and model167 in the last 90 days

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What happened

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

The plane hit the ground during a go around. Deicing equipment not used. Pilot was operating in IFR conditions.

As the FAA filed it

THE PLANE HIT THE GROUND DURING A GO AROUND. DEICING EQUIPMENT NOT USED. PILOT WAS OPERATING IN IFR CONDITIONS.

NTSB investigation

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