- Date
- April 18, 1978
- Place
- Cordova, AK · CORDOVA, AK
- Injuries
- 2 fatal
- Damage
- Destroyed
- Phase of flight
- Initial climb
- Aircraft
- N4747SDehavilland DHC-2
- Status
- Completed · report November 8, 1978
- Report
- Brief approved by the director
- FAA report
- 19780418035519A
- Case key
- 141527
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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 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 3-3210 78/4/18 CORDOVA,AK DEHAVILLAND DHC-2 CR- 2 0 0 COMMERCIAL COMMERCIAL, AGE 47, 11000 TIME - 0752 N4747S PX- 0 0 0 AIR TAXI-CARGO TOTAL HOURS, UNK/NR IN DAMAGE-DESTROYED OT- 0 0 0 TYPE, INSTRUMENT RATED. NAME OF AIRPORT - CORDOVA MUNICIPAL DEPARTURE POINT INTENDED DESTINATION CORDOVA,AK CORDOVA MILE 13 TYPE OF ACCIDENT PHASE OF OPERATION STALL: SPIRAL TAKEOFF: INITIAL CLIMB PROBABLE CAUSE(S) PILOT IN COMMAND - FAILED TO OBTAIN/MAINTAIN FLYING SPEED FIRE AFTER IMPACT
Aircraft
- Registration
- N4747S
- Reported as
- Dehavilland DHC-2
- Category
- Airplane
- Engine
- reciprocating
- Damage
- Destroyed
- Airport
- Cordova Municipal
N4747SRegistration cancelled Nov 19, 1979 · Dehavilland BEAVER DHC-2 MK.1Airframe modelDehavilland BEAVER DHC-2 MK.1
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FAA reports on this event · 1
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Other investigations on N4747S · 1
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