- Date
- May 2, 1970
- Place
- Barter Isle, AK · BARTER ISLE, AK
- Injuries
- 1 serious, 1 minor
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Phase of flight
- Enroute
- Aircraft
- N9631Dehavilland DHC-2
- Status
- Completed · report October 28, 1970
- Report
- Brief approved by the director
- Case key
- 131592
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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 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 3-1283 70/5/2 BARTER ISLE,ALAS DEHAVILLAND DHC-2 CR- 0 1 0 COMMERCIAL ATP,FLIGHT INSTR., AGE TIME - 2040 N9631 PX- 0 0 1 AIR TAXI-PASSG 46, 11596 TOTAL HOURS, DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL OT- 0 0 0 460 IN TYPE, INSTRUMENT RATED. DEPARTURE POINT INTENDED DESTINATION PRUDHOE BAY,ALAS KAVIK,ALAS TYPE OF ACCIDENT PHASE OF OPERATION COLLISION WITH GROUND/WATER: CONTROLLED IN FLIGHT: OTHER PROBABLE CAUSE(S) PILOT IN COMMAND - INADEQUATE PREFLIGHT PREPARATION AND/OR PLANNING PILOT IN COMMAND - IMPROPER IN-FLIGHT DECISIONS OR PLANNING PILOT IN COMMAND - CONTINUED VFR FLIGHT INTO ADVERSE WEATHER CONDITIONS WEATHER - FOG WEATHER - SNOW WEATHER BRIEFING - NO RECORD OF BRIEFING RECEIVED WEATHER FORECAST - UNKNOWN/NOT REPORTED SKY CONDITION CEILING AT ACCIDENT SITE OBSCURATION UNKNOWN/NOT REPORTED VISIBILITY AT ACCIDENT SITE PRECIPITATION AT ACCIDENT SITE UNKNOWN/NOT REPORTED SNOW SHOWERS OBSTRUCTIONS TO VISION AT ACCIDENT SITE TYPE OF WEATHER CONDITIONS FOG VFR TYPE OF FLIGHT PLAN NONE REMARKS- UN LCT STRIP,FLEW UPRIVER TWD RISING TRRN,WX DTRTD.DRG 180 TURN,ON INSTS,HIT MTN APRX 2300FT LVL.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N9631
- Reported as
- Dehavilland DHC-2
- Category
- Airplane
- Engine
- turbo prop
- Damage
- Substantial damage