- Date
- April 2, 1978
- Place
- Bethel, AK · BETHEL, AK
- Injuries
- 2 fatal
- Damage
- Destroyed
- Phase of flight
- Approach
- Aircraft
- N21ASDornier DO-28D
- Status
- Completed · report April 16, 1979
- Report
- Brief approved by the director
- FAA report
- 19780402042389A
- Case key
- 141678
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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 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 3-4367 78/4/2 BETHEL,AK DORNIER DO-28D CR- 2 0 0 MISCELLANEOUS COMMERCIAL, AGE 24, 1157 TIME - 1626 N21AS PX- 0 0 0 FERRY TOTAL HOURS, 175 IN TYPE, DAMAGE-DESTROYED OT- 0 0 0 INSTRUMENT RATED. NAME OF AIRPORT - ICE RWY-RIVER DEPARTURE POINT INTENDED DESTINATION BETHEL,AK KUSKOKWIM RIVER,AK TYPE OF ACCIDENT PHASE OF OPERATION COLLISION WITH GROUND/WATER: UNCONTROLLED LANDING: FINAL APPROACH PROBABLE CAUSE(S) PERSONNEL - PRODUCTION-DESIGN-PERSONNEL: POOR/INADEQUATE DESIGN
Aircraft
- Registration
- N21AS
- Reported as
- Dornier DO-28D
- Category
- Airplane
- Engine
- reciprocating
- Damage
- Destroyed
- Airport
- Ice Rwy-River
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FAA reports on this event · 1
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