# NTSB ANC76DAA61: Pilatus PC6BH2, N346F, Wainwright, AK, August 29, 1976

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · Minor injuries · Closed
- Date: August 29, 1976
- Place: Wainwright, AK · WAINWRIGHT, AK
- Location: 70.6463° N, 159.9585° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Wainwright, AK, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=70.6463&lon=-159.9585&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Initial climb](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/350) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: Minor injuries
- Injuries: 1 minor, 6 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report April 7, 1977
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 156134
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=ANC76DAA61
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ANC76DAA61

## NTSB brief

```
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 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](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N346F-2024-12-21), registration cancelled 2024-12-21, S/N 2001, built 1966 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: PILATUS PC6BH2
- Registry model: [Fairchild Heli-Porter PILATUS PC6/B1-H2](https://openairdocs.org/model/fairchild-heli-porter-pilatus-pc6-b1-h2) (registry code 3375011) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: [Pratt & Whitney Canada PT6A-60A](https://openairdocs.org/engine/pratt-whitney-canada-pt6a-60a) (registry code 52043, turbo-prop) (OpenAirDocs)
- Category: Airplane
- Engines: turbo prop
- Damage: Substantial damage

## FAA reports on this event (1)

The FAA's own accident and incident reports, matched to the aircraft by N-number and date (OpenAirDocs).

- [Accident 19760829041109A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19760829041109A), Aug 29, 1976: Pilats PC6B1H2, Wainwright, AK, Substantial damage

## Other investigations on N346F (1)

From the NTSB's public API. Aircraft are matched to registry aircraft by N-number and event date, checked against the reported serial number, make and model; the registry's history has gaps, so older matches can be wrong. Compare the reported make and model.

- [NTSB CHI05LA130](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI05LA130), May 26, 2005: Pilatus PC-6 (N346F), Sturtevant, WI, substantial damage. Probable cause: Failure of the jump plane pilot to maintain clearance from the parachutist descent area/drop zone until assured that all jumpers had landed, and the parachutist's failure to maintain an adequate…

From the NTSB's public API. Aircraft are matched to registry aircraft by N-number and event date, checked against the reported serial number, make and model; the registry's history has gaps, so older matches can be wrong. Compare the reported make and model.

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