# NTSB ANC66A0014: Pilatus Por PC6BH2, N2851T, Selawik, AK, October 1, 1965

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Closed
- Date: October 1, 1965
- Place: Selawik, AK · SELAWIK, AK
- Location: 66.6026° N, 159.9989° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Selawik, AK, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=66.6026&lon=-159.9989&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Landing](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/550) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 6 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report January 28, 1966
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 176296
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=ANC66A0014
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ANC66A0014

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
1-0061   65/10/1   SELAWIK ALASKA      PILATUS POR PC6BH2  CR-  0  0  1  SCHED DOM PASSG SRV       COMMERCIAL, AGE 40, 6347
        TIME - 1546                    N2851T              PX-  0  0  5                            TOTAL HOURS, 386 IN TYPE,
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            INSTRUMENT RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - SELAWIK
        OPERATOR - WIEN ALASKA AIRLINES,INC.
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           GROUND-WATER LOOP-SWERVE                                 LANDING: ROLL
           GEAR COLLAPSED                                           LANDING: ROLL
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - FAILED TO MAINTAIN DIRECTIONAL CONTROL
          PILOT-TAILWHEEL UNLOCKED.
        FACTOR(S)
           WEATHER - UNFAVORABLE WIND CONDITIONS
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - OVERLOAD FAILURE
        WEATHER BRIEFING - UNKNOWN/NOT REPORTED
        WEATHER FORECAST - UNKNOWN/NOT REPORTED
        SKY CONDITION                                            CEILING AT ACCIDENT SITE
          CLEAR                                                    UNLIMITED
        VISIBILITY AT ACCIDENT SITE                              PRECIPITATION AT ACCIDENT SITE
          5 OR OVER(UNLIMITED)                                     NONE
        OBSTRUCTIONS TO VISION AT ACCIDENT SITE                  RELATIVE BEARING OF WIND
          NONE                                                     LEFT CROSS WIND 248-292 DEGREES
        TEMPERATURE-F                                            WIND DIRECTION-DEGREES
           32                                                      360
        WIND VELOCITY-KNOTS                                      TYPE OF WEATHER CONDITIONS
           10                                                      VFR
        TYPE OF FLIGHT PLAN
          NONE
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N2851T](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N2851T-1997-05-01), registration cancelled 1997-05-01, S/N 569 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: PILATUS POR PC6BH2
- Registry model: [Pilatus PC-6/B-H2](https://openairdocs.org/model/pilatus-pc-6-b-h2) (registry code 7090210) (OpenAirDocs)
- Category: Airplane
- Engines: turbo prop
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Airport: Selawik

## Other investigations on N2851T (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 ANC68A0047](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ANC68A0047), May 17, 1968: Pilatus PC6-H2 (N2851T), Venetie, AK, substantial damage

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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