- Date
- August 29, 1976
- Place
- Wainwright, AK · WAINWRIGHT, AK
- Injuries
- 1 minor, 6 uninjured
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Phase of flight
- Initial climb
- Aircraft
- N346FPilatus PC6BH2
- Status
- Completed · report April 7, 1977
- Report
- Brief approved by the director
- FAA report
- 19760829041109A
- Case key
- 156134
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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 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 3-4013 76/8/29 NR.WAINWRIGHT,AK PILATUS PC6BH2 CR- 0 0 1 MISCELLANEOUS COMMERCIAL, AGE 42, 16788 TIME - 1819 N346F PX- 0 0 6 SEARCH AND RESCUE TOTAL HOURS, 6144 IN DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL OT- 0 0 0 TYPE, INSTRUMENT RATED. DEPARTURE POINT INTENDED DESTINATION LAST ENROUTE STOP WAINWRIGHT,AK WAINWRIGHT DEW SITE UNKNOWN/NOT REPORTED TYPE OF ACCIDENT PHASE OF OPERATION STALL: MUSH TAKEOFF: INITIAL CLIMB PROBABLE CAUSE(S) PILOT IN COMMAND - PREMATURE LIFT-OFF PILOT IN COMMAND - FAILED TO OBTAIN/MAINTAIN FLYING SPEED FACTOR(S) TERRAIN - WET,SOFT GROUND
Aircraft
- Registration
- N346F
- Reported as
- Pilatus PC6BH2
- Category
- Airplane
- Engine
- turbo prop
- Damage
- Substantial damage
N346FRegistration cancelled Dec 21, 2024 · Fairchild Heli-Porter PILATUS PC6/B1-H2Airframe modelFairchild Heli-Porter PILATUS PC6/B1-H2Engine modelPratt & Whitney Canada PT6A-60A
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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 N346F · 1
Matched to the same aircraft by N-number and date.