- Date
- September 23, 1975
- Place
- Kuskokwim Rvr, AK · KUSKOKWIM RVR, AK
- Injuries
- 2 uninjured
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Phase of flight
- Takeoff
- Aircraft
- N90575Dehavilland DHC-3
- Status
- Completed · report February 13, 1976
- Report
- Brief approved by the director
- FAA report
- 19750923042119A
- Case key
- 151434
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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 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 3-3844 75/9/23 KUSKOKWIM RVR,AK DEHAVILLAND DHC-3 CR- 0 0 1 COMMERCIAL COMMERCIAL, AGE 41, 15100 TIME - 1300 N90575 PX- 0 0 1 AIR TAXI-CARGO TOTAL HOURS, 3600 IN DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL OT- 0 0 0 TYPE, INSTRUMENT RATED. DEPARTURE POINT INTENDED DESTINATION LAST ENROUTE STOP MINCHUMINA,AK RETURN KUSKOKWIM RVR,AK TYPE OF ACCIDENT PHASE OF OPERATION COLLIDED WITH: DIRT BANK TAKEOFF: RUN PROBABLE CAUSE(S) PILOT IN COMMAND - SELECTED UNSUITABLE TERRAIN PILOT IN COMMAND - FAILED TO ABORT TAKEOFF FACTOR(S) PILOT IN COMMAND - INADEQUATE PREFLIGHT PREPARATION AND/OR PLANNING AIRFRAME - FLIGHT CONTROL SURFACES: FLAP ASSEMBLIES PERSONNEL - MAINTENANCE,SERVICING,INSPECTION: IMPROPER MAINTENANCE (OWNER PERSONNEL) MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - MISSING TERRAIN - ROUGH/UNEVEN WEATHER - UNFAVORABLE WIND CONDITIONS SKY CONDITION CEILING AT ACCIDENT SITE SCATTERED UNLIMITED VISIBILITY AT ACCIDENT SITE PRECIPITATION AT ACCIDENT SITE 5 OR OVER(UNLIMITED) NONE OBSTRUCTIONS TO VISION AT ACCIDENT SITE WIND DIRECTION-DEGREES NONE 270 WIND VELOCITY-KNOTS TYPE OF WEATHER CONDITIONS 5 VFR TYPE OF FLIGHT PLAN VFR REMARKS- INSUFFICIENT ROOM FOR TKOF.HIT BEND IN SLOUGH.FLAPS INOP,MISSING SCREWS AT SELECTOR PLATE.GUST 20K
Aircraft
- Registration
- N90575
- Reported as
- Dehavilland DHC-3
- Category
- Airplane
- Engine
- reciprocating
- Damage
- Substantial damage
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Other investigations on N90575 · 1
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