ANC76AA032

NTSB accident investigation · Dehavilland DHC-2 · Kijik, AK · September 12, 1975

Accident · FatalClosed
Date
September 12, 1975
Place
Kijik, AK · KIJIK, AK
Injuries
8 fatal
Damage
Destroyed
Phase of flight
Enroute
Aircraft
N64392Dehavilland DHC-2
Status
Completed · report April 16, 1976
Report
Brief approved by the director
Case key
151453

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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.

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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
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3-3707  75/9/12  NR.KIJIK,AK           DEHAVILLAND DHC-2   CR-  1  0  0  MISCELLANEOUS             COMMERCIAL, FL.INSTR.,
        TIME - 1651                    N64392              PX-  7  0  0  OTHER PUBLIC              AGE 27, 2096 TOTAL HOURS,
                                       DAMAGE-DESTROYED    OT-  0  0  0                            125 IN TYPE, INSTRUMENT
                                                                                                   RATED.
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          ANCHORAGE,AK                TWIN LAKES & RETURN
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           STALL                                                    IN FLIGHT: OTHER
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - DIVERTED ATTENTION FROM OPERATION OF AIRCRAFT
           PILOT IN COMMAND - FAILED TO OBTAIN/MAINTAIN FLYING SPEED
        MISSING AIRCRAFT - LATER RECOVERED
        REMARKS- LOSS OF CTL AT ALT TOO LOW TO EFFECT RCVRY.HEAVILY LOADED.RCVRD 9/13/75.

Aircraft

Registration
N64392
Reported as
Dehavilland DHC-2
Category
Airplane
Engine
reciprocating
Damage
Destroyed

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.