ANC69A0042

NTSB accident investigation · Dehavilland DHC-3 · Port Moller, AK · March 10, 1969

Accident · No injuriesClosed
Date
March 10, 1969
Place
Port Moller, AK · PORT MOLLER, AK
Injuries
9 uninjured
Damage
Substantial damage
Phase of flight
Initial climb
Aircraft
N98TDehavilland DHC-3
Status
Completed · report May 2, 1969
Report
Brief approved by the director
Case key
191361

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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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3-0162  69/3/10    PORT MOLLER,ALAS    DEHAVILLAND DHC-3   CR-  0  0  1  COMMERCIAL                COMMERCIAL, AGE 40, 2915
        TIME - 0946                    N98T                PX-  0  0  8  AIR TAXI-PASSG            TOTAL HOURS, 22 IN TYPE,
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            INSTRUMENT RATED.
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           STALL: MUSH                                              TAKEOFF: INITIAL CLIMB
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - FAILED TO OBTAIN/MAINTAIN FLYING SPEED
           PILOT IN COMMAND - SELECTED UNSUITABLE TERRAIN
        FACTOR(S)
           TERRAIN - ROUGH/UNEVEN
        REMARKS- T/O FROM ROUGH 900 FT STRIP.

Aircraft

Registration
N98T
Reported as
Dehavilland DHC-3
Category
Airplane
Engine
reciprocating
Damage
Substantial damage

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