# NTSB ANC70A0013: Pilatus PC-6H2, N2853T, Chevak, AK, August 12, 1969

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Closed
- Date: August 12, 1969
- Place: Chevak, AK · CHEVAK, AK
- Location: 61.5294° N, 165.5939° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Chevak, AK, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=61.5294&lon=-165.5939&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Landing](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/550) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 9 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report January 2, 1970
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 173572
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=ANC70A0013
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ANC70A0013

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
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1-0033  69/8/12    CHEVAK,ALAS         PILATUS PC-6H2      CR-  0  0  1  SCHED DOM PASSG SRV       COMMERCIAL, AGE 59, 25953
        TIME - 0945                    N2853T              PX-  0  0  8                            TOTAL HOURS, 4047 IN
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            TYPE, INSTRUMENT RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - CHEVAK
        OPERATOR - WIEN CONSOLIDATED AIRLINES,INC.
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          BETHEL,ALAS                 CHEVAK,ALAS
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           GEAR COLLAPSED                                           LANDING: ROLL
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           AIRPORTS/AIRWAYS/FACILITIES - AIRPORT CONDITIONS: POORLY MAINTAINED RUNWAY SURFACE
        FACTOR(S)
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - OVERLOAD FAILURE
           WEATHER - UNFAVORABLE WIND CONDITIONS
        WEATHER BRIEFING - BRIEFED BY FLIGHT SERVICE PERSONNEL, BY PHONE
        WEATHER FORECAST - FORECAST SUBSTANTIALLY CORRECT
        SKY CONDITION                                            CEILING AT ACCIDENT SITE
          OVERCAST                                                  7000
        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 QUARTERING HEAD WIND 293-337 DEGREES
        WIND DIRECTION-DEGREES                                   WIND VELOCITY-KNOTS
          350                                                       25
        TYPE OF WEATHER CONDITIONS                               TYPE OF FLIGHT PLAN
          VFR                                                      VFR
        REMARKS- R GR CAUGHT IN RUT ON RWY.
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N2853T](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N2853T-1970-12-23), registration cancelled 1970-12-23, S/N 574 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: PILATUS PC-6H2
- Registry model: [Pilatus PC-6](https://openairdocs.org/model/pilatus-pc-6) (registry code 7090102) (OpenAirDocs)
- Category: Airplane
- Engines: turbo prop
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Airport: Chevak

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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