- Date
- August 6, 1974
- Place
- Bethel, AK · BETHEL, AK
- Injuries
- 1 uninjured
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Phase of flight
- Takeoff
- Aircraft
- N98TDehavilland DHC-3
- Status
- Completed · report September 12, 1974
- Report
- Brief approved by the director
- Case key
- 134534
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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 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 3-2357 74/8/6 BETHEL,ALAS DEHAVILLAND DHC-3 CR- 0 0 1 COMMERCIAL AIRLINE TRANSPORT, AGE TIME - 1132 N98T PX- 0 0 0 COMMUTER AIR CARRIER 34, 7390 TOTAL HOURS, 362 DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL OT- 0 0 0 AIR TAXI-CARGO S-D IN TYPE, INSTRUMENT RATED. NAME OF AIRPORT - BETHEL MUNICIPAL DEPARTURE POINT INTENDED DESTINATION LAST ENROUTE STOP BETHEL,ALAS RETURN NAPASKIAK,ALAS TYPE OF ACCIDENT PHASE OF OPERATION STALL: MUSH TAKEOFF: ABORTED PROBABLE CAUSE(S) PILOT IN COMMAND - INADEQUATE PREFLIGHT PREPARATION AND/OR PLANNING MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - IMPROPERLY LOADED AIRCRAFT-WEIGHT-AND/OR C.G. MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - LATERAL IMBALANCE PILOT IN COMMAND - FAILED TO OBTAIN/MAINTAIN FLYING SPEED PILOT IN COMMAND - DELAYED ACTION IN ABORTING TAKEOFF FACTOR(S) MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - INCORRECT TRIM SETTING REMARKS- MAIL FLT.ACFT 32LB OVER MAX GWT.LOADED 2.5IN AFTOF REAR CG LMT.UN CTL TAIL LOW ATTITUDE ON TKOF.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N98T
- Reported as
- Dehavilland DHC-3
- Category
- Airplane
- Engine
- reciprocating
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Airport
- Bethel Municipal
N98TRegistered now · Dehavilland DHC-3Airframe modelDehavilland DHC-3Engine modelPratt & Whitney R1340 series
Matched to the registry by N-number and the event date; the registry’s history has gaps, so older matches can be wrong. Compare the reported make and model.
Other investigations on N98T · 4
Matched to the same aircraft by N-number and date.