- Date
- October 10, 1969
- Place
- Point Barrow, AK · POINT BARROW, AK
- Injuries
- 2 uninjured
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Phase of flight
- Landing
- Aircraft
- N4443Dehavilland DHC-6
- Status
- Completed · report January 8, 1970
- Report
- Brief approved by the director
- Case key
- 159144
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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.
---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- FILE DATE LOCATION AIRCRAFT DATA INJURIES FLIGHT PILOT DATA F S M/N PURPOSE ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 3-2734 69/10/10 NR.POINT BARROW,ALAS DEHAVILLAND DHC-6 CR- 0 0 2 COMMERCIAL COMMERCIAL, FL.INSTR., TIME - 1125 N4443 PX- 0 0 0 AIR TAXI-CARGO AGE 46, 8749 TOTAL HOURS, DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL OT- 0 0 0 1011 IN TYPE, INSTRUMENT RATED. NAME OF AIRPORT - NO.KUPARUK DEPARTURE POINT INTENDED DESTINATION FAIRBANKS,ALAS NO.KUPARUK APT,ALAS TYPE OF ACCIDENT PHASE OF OPERATION GROUND-WATER LOOP-SWERVE LANDING: ROLL COLLIDED WITH: OBJECT LANDING: ROLL PROBABLE CAUSE(S) COPILOT - FAILED TO MAINTAIN DIRECTIONAL CONTROL PILOT IN COMMAND - INADEQUATE SUPERVISION OF FLIGHT FACTOR(S) AIRPORTS/AIRWAYS/FACILITIES - AIRPORT CONDITIONS: ICE/SLUSH ON RUNWAY REMARKS- STRIP COVERED WITH CLEAR ICE. STRUCK ACCESS ROAD,BUCKLED FUSELAGE. REVERSE THRUST WAS NOT USED.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N4443
- Reported as
- Dehavilland DHC-6
- Category
- Airplane
- Engine
- turbo prop
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Airport
- No.Kuparuk