# NTSB ANC64A0008: Pilatus PC-6, N4914, Quinhagak, AK, August 23, 1963

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Closed
- Date: August 23, 1963
- Place: Quinhagak, AK · QUINHAGAK, AK
- Location: 59.7513° N, 161.8972° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Quinhagak, AK, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=59.7513&lon=-161.8972&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Initial climb](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/350) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 1 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report August 20, 1968
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 109923
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=ANC64A0008
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ANC64A0008

## NTSB brief

```
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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 (not matched to a registry record)
- Reported make and model: PILATUS PC-6
- Category: Airplane
- Engines: reciprocating
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Airport: Quinhagak

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.

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