- Date
- April 11, 1972
- Place
- Nome, AK · NOME, AK
- Injuries
- 3 uninjured
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Phase of flight
- Landing
- Aircraft
- N4912Pilatus PC-6
- Status
- Completed · report March 10, 1973
- Report
- Brief approved by the director
- Case key
- 165991
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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 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 3-2957 72/4/11 NR.NOME,ALAS PILATUS PC-6 CR- 0 0 1 COMMERCIAL COMMERCIAL, AGE 24, 1956 TIME - 1203 N4912 PX- 0 0 2 COMMUTER AIR CARRIER TOTAL HOURS, 175 IN TYPE, DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL OT- 0 0 0 AIR TAXI-PASSG S-D INSTRUMENT RATED. DEPARTURE POINT INTENDED DESTINATION NOME,ALAS TELLER,ALAS TYPE OF ACCIDENT PHASE OF OPERATION COLLIDED WITH: SNOWBANK LANDING: ROLL PROBABLE CAUSE(S) PILOT IN COMMAND - SELECTED UNSUITABLE TERRAIN WEATHER - OTHER TERRAIN - OTHER MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - WHITEOUT WEATHER BRIEFING - NO RECORD OF BRIEFING RECEIVED WEATHER FORECAST - UNKNOWN/NOT REPORTED SKY CONDITION CEILING AT ACCIDENT SITE CLEAR UNLIMITED VISIBILITY AT ACCIDENT SITE PRECIPITATION AT ACCIDENT SITE 5 OR OVER(UNLIMITED) NONE OBSTRUCTIONS TO VISION AT ACCIDENT SITE TYPE OF WEATHER CONDITIONS NONE VFR TYPE OF FLIGHT PLAN VFR REMARKS- HIT HARD SNOW DRIFT UNSEEN DUE FLAT LIGHTING COND ASSOCIATED W TRUE ARCTIC WHITEOUT COND
Aircraft
- Registration
- N4912
- Reported as
- Pilatus PC-6
- Category
- Airplane
- Engine
- turbo prop
- Damage
- Substantial damage
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