# NTSB ANC72DAA27: Dehavilland DHC-6, N512AR, Prudhoe Bay, AK, March 31, 1972

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Closed
- Date: March 31, 1972
- Place: Prudhoe Bay, AK · PRUDHOE BAY, AK
- Location: 70.2553° N, 148.3372° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Prudhoe Bay, AK, within about 11 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=70.2553&lon=-148.3372&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Takeoff](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/300) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 3 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report December 27, 1972
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 165627
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=ANC72DAA27
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ANC72DAA27

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
3-0964  72/3/31    PRUDHOE BAY,ALAS    DEHAVILLAND DHC-6   CR-  0  0  2  NONCOMMERCIAL             AIRLINE TRANSPORT, AGE
        TIME - 0720                    N512AR              PX-  0  0  1  CORP/EXEC                 30, 4000 TOTAL HOURS, ALL
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            IN TYPE, INSTRUMENT
                                                                                                   RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - ATLANTIC-RICHFIEL
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          PRUDHOE BAY,ALAS            LOCAL
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           GROUND-WATER LOOP-SWERVE                                 TAKEOFF: RUN
           GEAR COLLAPSED                                           TAKEOFF: ABORTED
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - FAILED TO MAINTAIN DIRECTIONAL CONTROL
        FACTOR(S)
           AIRPORTS/AIRWAYS/FACILITIES - AIRPORT CONDITIONS: ICE/SLUSH ON RUNWAY
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - OVERLOAD FAILURE
        REMARKS- ACFT RAN OFF LFT SIDE OF RWY.
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N512AR](https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N512AR), registered now, S/N 59, built 1967 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: DEHAVILLAND DHC-6
- Registry model: [Dehavilland DHC-6-200](https://openairdocs.org/model/dehavilland-dhc-6-200) (registry code 2802620) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: [Pratt & Whitney Canada PT6A-27 series](https://openairdocs.org/engine/pratt-whitney-canada-pt6a-27-series) (registry code 52247, turbo-prop) (OpenAirDocs)
- Category: Airplane
- Engines: turbo prop
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Airport: Atlantic-Richfiel

## Other investigations on N512AR (1)

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 ANC71DAA23](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ANC71DAA23), Dec 1, 1970: Dehavilland DHC-6 (N512AR), Prudhoe Bay, 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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