- Date
- March 9, 1977
- Place
- Emmonak, AK · EMMONAK, AK
- Injuries
- 2 uninjured
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Phase of flight
- Approach
- Aircraft
- N2714RDehavilland DHC-6
- Status
- Completed · report April 18, 1977
- Report
- Brief approved by the director
- Case key
- 156888
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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 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 1-0009 77/3/9 EMMONAK,AK DEHAVILLAND DHC-6 CR- 0 0 2 SCHED DOM CARGO SRV AIRLINE TRANSPORT, AGE TIME - 1600 N2714R PX- 0 0 0 UNK/NR, 6100 TOTAL HOURS, DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL OT- 0 0 0 1200 IN TYPE, INSTRUMENT RATED. NAME OF AIRPORT - EMMONAK OPERATOR - WIEN ALASKA AIRLINES,INC. DEPARTURE POINT INTENDED DESTINATION ST MARYS,AK EMMONAK,AK TYPE OF ACCIDENT PHASE OF OPERATION UNDERSHOOT LANDING: FINAL APPROACH HARD LANDING LANDING: FINAL APPROACH PROBABLE CAUSE(S) PILOT IN COMMAND - MISJUDGED DISTANCE,SPEED,AND ALTITUDE FACTOR(S) AIRPORTS/AIRWAYS/FACILITIES - AIRPORT CONDITIONS: SNOW ON RUNWAY TERRAIN - SNOW-COVERED REMARKS- APCH END RWY 3 STARTS AT BANK OF YUKON RVR.AREA SLOPES DWN ABOUT 45DEG.RWY,BANK & RIVER SNOW CVRD.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N2714R
- Reported as
- Dehavilland DHC-6
- Category
- Airplane
- Engine
- turbo prop
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Airport
- Emmonak
N2714RRegistration cancelled Sep 20, 2012 · Dehavilland DHC-6 TWIN OTTERAirframe modelDehavilland DHC-6 TWIN OTTEREngine modelU/A Canada PT6 SER 578HP
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