- Date
- September 12, 1974
- Place
- Kipnuk, AK · KIPNUK, AK
- Injuries
- 11 uninjured
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Phase of flight
- Takeoff
- Aircraft
- N4914Dehavilland DHC-6
- Status
- Completed · report December 4, 1974
- Report
- Brief approved by the director
- Case key
- 132547
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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 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 1-0032 74/9/12 KIPNUK,ALAS DEHAVILLAND DHC-6 CR- 0 0 2 SCHED DOM PASSG SRV AIRLINE TRANSPORT, AGE TIME - 1100 N4914 PX- 0 0 9 22, 2000 TOTAL HOURS, 470 DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL OT- 0 0 0 IN TYPE, INSTRUMENT RATED. NAME OF AIRPORT - KIPNUK OPERATOR - WIEN ALASKA AIRLINES,INC. DEPARTURE POINT INTENDED DESTINATION LAST ENROUTE STOP BETHEL,ALAS RETURN KIPNUK,ALAS TYPE OF ACCIDENT PHASE OF OPERATION GROUND-WATER LOOP-SWERVE TAKEOFF: RUN GEAR COLLAPSED TAKEOFF: ABORTED PROBABLE CAUSE(S) PILOT IN COMMAND - IMPROPER OPERATION OF POWERPLANT & POWERPLANT CONTROLS PILOT IN COMMAND - FAILED TO MAINTAIN DIRECTIONAL CONTROL CHECK PILOT - INADEQUATE SUPERVISION OF FLIGHT FACTOR(S) MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - OVERLOAD FAILURE AIRPORTS/AIRWAYS/FACILITIES - AIRPORT CONDITIONS: OTHER REMARKS- PIC NEWLY UPGRADED CAPT. RWY SLICK.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N4914
- Reported as
- Dehavilland DHC-6
- Category
- Airplane
- Engine
- turbo prop
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Airport
- Kipnuk