# NTSB ANC72AA041: Pilatus PC-6, N4912, Nome, AK, April 11, 1972

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Closed
- Date: April 11, 1972
- Place: Nome, AK · NOME, AK
- Location: 64.5057° N, 165.4153° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Nome, AK, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=64.5057&lon=-165.4153&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Landing](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/550) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 3 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report March 10, 1973
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 165991
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=ANC72AA041
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ANC72AA041

## NTSB brief

```
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 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](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N4912-1981-10-15), registration cancelled 1981-10-15, S/N 544 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: PILATUS PC-6
- Registry model: [Pilatus PC-6/350](https://openairdocs.org/model/pilatus-pc-6-350) (registry code 7090114) (OpenAirDocs)
- Category: Airplane
- Engines: turbo prop
- Damage: Substantial damage

## Other investigations on N4912 (1)

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.

- [NTSB ANC80DAG04](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ANC80DAG04), Oct 1, 1979: Pilatus PC-6 (N4912), Sparrevohn, AK, destroyed

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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