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NTSB accident investigation · Pilatus PC-6 · Quinhagak, AK · August 23, 1963

Accident · No injuriesClosed
Date
August 23, 1963
Place
Quinhagak, AK · QUINHAGAK, AK
Injuries
1 uninjured
Damage
Substantial damage
Phase of flight
Initial climb
Aircraft
N4914Pilatus PC-6
Status
Completed · report August 20, 1968
Report
Brief approved by the director
Case key
109923

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NTSB brief

NTSB’s brief of the accident, as it was printed: the coded facts, with the probable cause and factors.

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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
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1-0053  63/8/23  NR.QUINHAGAK,ALAS     PILATUS PC-6        CR-  0  0  1  SCHED DOM CARGO SRV       COMMERCIAL, AGE 43, 20000
        TIME - 1136                    N4914               PX-  0  0  0                            TOTAL HOURS, 42 IN TYPE,
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            NOT INSTRUMENT RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - QUINHAGAK
        OPERATOR - NORTHERN CONSOLIDATED AIRLINES,INC.
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           ENGINE FAILURE OR MALFUNCTION                            TAKEOFF: INITIAL CLIMB
           COLLIDED WITH: TREES                                     LANDING: LEVEL OFF/TOUCHDOWN
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           POWERPLANT - FUEL SYSTEM: FILTERS,STRAINERS,SCREENS
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - OBSTRUCTED
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - FUEL STARVATION
           MISCELLANEOUS - FOREIGN MATERIAL AFFECTING NORMAL OPERATIONS
           PERSONNEL - MAINTENANCE,SERVICING,INSPECTION: INADEQUATE MAINTENANCE AND INSPECTION
        PARTIAL POWER LOSS - PARTIAL LOSS OF POWER - 1 ENGINE
        EMERGENCY CIRCUMSTANCES - FORCED LANDING OFF AIRPORT ON LAND
        REMARKS- FUEL INJECTOR INLET SCREEN PARTIALLY BLOCKED BY DIRT.

Aircraft

Registration
N4914
Reported as
Pilatus PC-6
Category
Airplane
Engine
reciprocating
Damage
Substantial damage
Airport
Quinhagak