# Accident 20180320009749A: Dehavilland DHC-6 TWIN OTTER, Deadhorse, AK, March 20, 2018

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: March 20, 2018, 20:50 local time
- Place: Deadhorse, AK
- Airport: Icex
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Takeoff: Climb Out
- Operating rules: Air taxi and commuter (Part 135)
- Operator: YQPA
- Location: 70.2056° N, 148.5117° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Deadhorse, AK, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=70.2056&lon=-148.5117&mi=10
- Aircraft: N716JP, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N716JP-2019-08-21) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Dehavilland DHC-6-300 (registry code 2802630, https://openairdocs.org/model/dehavilland-dhc-6-300) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Pratt & Whitney PT6A-27 series (registry code 52141, https://openairdocs.org/engine/pratt-whitney-pt6a-27-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: DEHAVILLAND DHC-6 TWIN OTTER
- People aboard: 5
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Other injuries: 1
- Pilot certificates: Airline transport, commercial pilot
- Pilot flight hours: 5,600 total, 614 in this make and model, 124 in the last 90 days
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20180320009749A

## Narrative

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

AT APPROXIMATELY 1945 ON MARCH 20, 2018 A PART 135 FLIGHT WITH THREE PASSENGERS ONBOARD DEPARTED A REMOTE ICE STRIP APPROXIMATELY 140 MILES NORTH OF PRUDHOE BAY IN SUPPORT OF NAVY EXERCISE ICEX 2018 IN THE BEAUFORT SEA.  CONFIGURED FOR A SHORT FIELD DEPARTURE THEY BEGAN THEIR TAKEOFF ROLL AND AFTER BREAKING GROUND, THE PILOT LOWERED THE NOSE TO GAIN MORE AIRSPEED THEN EXECUTED A LEFT HAND TURN BEFORE GAINING SUFFICIENT ALTITUDE STRIKING THE SNOW BERM WITH THE LEFT WING OF THE AIRCRAFT AND SUBSEQUENTLY HITTING A BYSTANDER.

## NTSB investigation

None matched to this report by aircraft and date. Search the NTSB's own records: https://data.ntsb.gov/carol-main-public/basic-search

## Other reports on N716JP (1)

Matched to the same aircraft by N-number and date.

- [Incident 20121027023439I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20121027023439I), Oct 27, 2012: Dehavilland DHC-6 TWIN OTTER (N716JP), Wainwright, AK, No damage. The operator was conducting survey operations which require the aircraft to be flown at a specfic speed and altitude. The pilot was in the process of slowing…

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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