- Date
- August 9, 1976
- Place
- Petersburg, AK · PETERSBURG, AK
- Injuries
- 8 uninjured
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Phase of flight
- Landing
- Aircraft
- N616WDehavilland DHC-2
- Status
- Completed · report October 7, 1976
- Report
- Brief approved by the director
- FAA report
- 19760809034519A
- Case key
- 155838
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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 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 3-2844 76/8/9 NR.PETERSBURG,AK DEHAVILLAND DHC-2 CR- 0 0 1 COMMERCIAL COMMERCIAL, AGE 45, 12000 TIME - 0814 N616W PX- 0 0 7 AIR TAXI-PASSG TOTAL HOURS, 4000 IN DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL OT- 0 0 0 TYPE, NOT INSTRUMENT RATED. DEPARTURE POINT INTENDED DESTINATION PETERSBURG,AK COFFMAN COVE,AK TYPE OF ACCIDENT PHASE OF OPERATION HARD LANDING LANDING: LEVEL OFF/TOUCHDOWN PROBABLE CAUSE(S) PILOT IN COMMAND - CONTINUED VFR FLIGHT INTO ADVERSE WEATHER CONDITIONS FACTOR(S) PILOT IN COMMAND - FAILED TO INITIATE GO-AROUND WEATHER - FOG EMERGENCY CIRCUMSTANCES - PRECAUTIONARY LANDING OFF AIRPORT ADVERSE/UNFAVORABLE WEATHER SKY CONDITION CEILING AT ACCIDENT SITE SCATTERED UNKNOWN/NOT REPORTED VISIBILITY AT ACCIDENT SITE PRECIPITATION AT ACCIDENT SITE ZERO NONE OBSTRUCTIONS TO VISION AT ACCIDENT SITE TYPE OF WEATHER CONDITIONS FOG VFR TYPE OF FLIGHT PLAN NONE REMARKS- PRECAUTIONARY LDG ON WATER,ON FINAL ENTERED A FOG LAYER & LOST VISUAL REFERENCE. FLOAT EQUIPPED.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N616W
- Reported as
- Dehavilland DHC-2
- Category
- Airplane
- Engine
- reciprocating
- Damage
- Substantial damage
N616WRegistration cancelled May 30, 2018 · Dehavilland BEAVER DHC-2 MK.1Airframe modelDehavilland BEAVER DHC-2 MK.1Engine modelPratt & Whitney R-985 series
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FAA reports on this event · 1
The FAA’s own accident and incident reports, matched to the aircraft by N-number and date.
Other investigations on N616W · 2
Matched to the same aircraft by N-number and date.
NTSB ANC13FA054Accident · 1 fatalField investigationFinal reportPetersburg, AKThe pilot’s failure to maintain adequate altitude above the trees, and his subsequent failure to maintain adequate airspeed while maneuvering to avoid the trees, which resulted in an inadvertent aerodynamic stall/spin and an uncontrolled descent.NTSB ANC73AA042Accident · No injuriesClosedSitka, AK