- Date
- July 20, 1978
- Place
- Bettles, AK · BETTLES, AK
- Injuries
- 4 minor
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Phase of flight
- Initial climb
- Aircraft
- N513FDehavilland DHC-2
- Status
- Completed · report February 16, 1979
- Report
- Brief approved by the director
- FAA report
- 19780720025259A
- Case key
- 140440
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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 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 3-3961 78/7/20 NR.BETTLES,AK DEHAVILLAND DHC-2 CR- 0 0 1 NONCOMMERCIAL COMMERCIAL, AGE 42, 12255 TIME - 1630 N513F PX- 0 0 3 BUSINESS TOTAL HOURS, 2500 IN DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL OT- 0 0 0 TYPE, INSTRUMENT RATED. DEPARTURE POINT INTENDED DESTINATION BETTLES,AK UNKNOWN/NOT REPORTED TYPE OF ACCIDENT PHASE OF OPERATION COLLIDED WITH: DIRT BANK TAKEOFF: INITIAL CLIMB PROBABLE CAUSE(S) PILOT IN COMMAND - SELECTED UNSUITABLE TERRAIN FACTOR(S) PILOT IN COMMAND - FAILED TO ABORT TAKEOFF TERRAIN - WET,SOFT GROUND
Aircraft
- Registration
- N513F
- Reported as
- Dehavilland DHC-2
- Category
- Airplane
- Engine
- reciprocating
- 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.