# NTSB ANC72AA010: Pilatus PC6-H2, N2854T, Akiak, AK, August 16, 1971

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Closed
- Date: August 16, 1971
- Place: Akiak, AK · AKIAK, AK
- Location: 60.9129° N, 161.2082° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Akiak, AK, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=60.9129&lon=-161.2082&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Landing](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/550) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 2 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report August 15, 1972
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 161222
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=ANC72AA010
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ANC72AA010

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
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1-0035  71/8/16    AKIAK,ALAS          PILATUS PC6-H2      CR-  0  0  1  SCHED DOM PASSG SRV       COMMERCIAL, AGE 41, 5150
        TIME - 1441                    N2854T              PX-  0  0  1                            TOTAL HOURS, 349 IN TYPE,
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            INSTRUMENT RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - AKIAK
        OPERATOR - WIEN CONSOLIDATED AIRLINES,INC.
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          BETHEL,ALAS                 AKIAK,ALAS
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           COLLIDED WITH: OBJECT                                    LANDING: ROLL
           GEAR COLLAPSED                                           LANDING: ROLL
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - FAILED TO INITIATE GO-AROUND
           PILOT IN COMMAND - SELECTED UNSUITABLE TERRAIN
        FACTOR(S)
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - OVERLOAD FAILURE
           AIRPORTS/AIRWAYS/FACILITIES - AIRPORT CONDITIONS: OTHER
         FIRE AFTER IMPACT
        REMARKS- INTNTL LND SHORT OF RWY DUE PEOPLE NEXT TO RWY. R GR HIT RAISED RWY THRESHOLD. ARPT STATE OPERATED
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N2854T](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N2854T-2024-06-17), registration cancelled 2024-06-17, S/N 575, built 1966 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: PILATUS PC6-H2
- Registry model: [Pilatus PC-6/B-H2](https://openairdocs.org/model/pilatus-pc-6-b-h2) (registry code 7090210) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: [Pratt & Whitney Canada PT6A-60A](https://openairdocs.org/engine/pratt-whitney-canada-pt6a-60a) (registry code 52043, turbo-prop) (OpenAirDocs)
- Category: Airplane
- Engines: turbo prop
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Airport: Akiak

## Other investigations on N2854T (2)

From the NTSB's public API. Aircraft are matched to registry aircraft by N-number and event date; the registry's history has gaps, so older matches can be wrong. Compare the reported make and model.

- [NTSB ANC73FAG57](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ANC73FAG57), Nov 8, 1972: Pilatus PC6BH2 (N2854T), Anchorage, AK, substantial damage
- [NTSB ANC67A0041](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ANC67A0041), Oct 28, 1966: Pilatus PC6BH2 (N2854T), Kotzebue, AK, substantial damage

From the NTSB's public API. Aircraft are matched to registry aircraft by N-number and event date; the registry's history has gaps, so older matches can be wrong. Compare the reported make and model.

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