- Date
- December 2, 1974
- Place
- Deadhorse, AK · DEADHORSE, AK
- Injuries
- 3 minor
- Damage
- Destroyed
- Phase of flight
- Takeoff
- Aircraft
- N959LMitsubishi MU-2J
- Status
- Completed · report November 28, 1975
- Report
- Brief approved by the director
- FAA report
- 19741202044459A
- Case key
- 146415
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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 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 3-4348 74/12/2 DEADHORSE,ALAS MITSUBISHI MU-2J CR- 0 0 1 NONCOMMERCIAL AIRLINE TRANSPORT, AGE TIME - 1515 N959L PX- 0 0 2 PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP 31, 4477 TOTAL HOURS, 676 DAMAGE-DESTROYED OT- 0 0 0 IN TYPE, INSTRUMENT RATED. NAME OF AIRPORT - DEADHORSE DEPARTURE POINT INTENDED DESTINATION DEADHORSE,ALAS ANCHORAGE,ALAS TYPE OF ACCIDENT PHASE OF OPERATION ENGINE FAILURE OR MALFUNCTION TAKEOFF: RUN STALL: MUSH TAKEOFF: INITIAL CLIMB PROBABLE CAUSE(S) POWERPLANT - MISCELLANEOUS: POWERPLANT FAILURE FOR UNDETERMINED REASONS PILOT IN COMMAND - FAILED TO OBTAIN/MAINTAIN FLYING SPEED FACTOR(S) PILOT IN COMMAND - EXERCISED POOR JUDGMENT AIRPORTS/AIRWAYS/FACILITIES - AIRPORT FACILITIES: RUNWAY LIGHTING WEATHER - FOG COMPLETE POWER LOSS - COMPLETE ENGINE FAILURE/FLAMEOUT-1 ENGINE WEATHER BRIEFING - BRIEFED BY FLIGHT SERVICE PERSONNEL, BY PHONE WEATHER FORECAST - FORECAST SUBSTANTIALLY CORRECT SKY CONDITION CEILING AT ACCIDENT SITE PARTIAL OBSCURATION UNLIMITED VISIBILITY AT ACCIDENT SITE PRECIPITATION AT ACCIDENT SITE 3 MILES OR LESS NONE OBSTRUCTIONS TO VISION AT ACCIDENT SITE WIND DIRECTION-DEGREES ICE FOG 40 WIND VELOCITY-KNOTS TYPE OF WEATHER CONDITIONS 8 VFR TYPE OF FLIGHT PLAN IFR REMARKS- ENG LOST PWR ABT LIFTOFF. ACFT VEERED TO R OF RWY INTO SNOW. RWY LTG INOP,DARK,ICE FOG IN AREA.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N959L
- Reported as
- Mitsubishi MU-2J
- Category
- Airplane
- Engine
- turbo prop
- Damage
- Destroyed
- Airport
- Deadhorse
FAA reports on this event · 1
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