- Date
- August 12, 1979
- Place
- Mcgrath, AK · MCGRATH, AK
- Injuries
- 3 uninjured
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Phase of flight
- Initial climb
- Aircraft
- N5154GDehavilland DHC-2
- Status
- Completed · report September 6, 1979
- Report
- Brief approved by the director
- FAA report
- 19790812018559A
- Case key
- 134053
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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 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 3-2339 79/8/12 NR.MCGRATH,AK DEHAVILLAND DHC-2 CR- 0 0 1 MISCELLANEOUS COMMERCIAL, AGE 37, 5000 TIME - 1500 N5154G PX- 0 0 2 HUNTING TOTAL HOURS, 369 IN TYPE, DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL OT- 0 0 0 NOT INSTRUMENT RATED. DEPARTURE POINT INTENDED DESTINATION POST LAKE,AK LOCAL TYPE OF ACCIDENT PHASE OF OPERATION STALL: MUSH TAKEOFF: INITIAL CLIMB PROBABLE CAUSE(S) PILOT IN COMMAND - FAILED TO OBTAIN/MAINTAIN FLYING SPEED FACTOR(S) WEATHER - SUDDEN WINDSHIFT WEATHER - DOWNDRAFT,UPDRAFTS WEATHER BRIEFING - OTHER WEATHER FORECAST - UNKNOWN/NOT REPORTED SKY CONDITION CEILING AT ACCIDENT SITE UNKNOWN/NOT REPORTED 6000 VISIBILITY AT ACCIDENT SITE PRECIPITATION AT ACCIDENT SITE 5 OR OVER(UNLIMITED) NONE OBSTRUCTIONS TO VISION AT ACCIDENT SITE TEMPERATURE-F NONE 60 WIND VELOCITY-KNOTS TYPE OF WEATHER CONDITIONS 20 VFR TYPE OF FLIGHT PLAN NONE REMARKS- FLOAT EQUIPPED.REMOTE AREA WITH NO WX.BRIEFING FACILITIES.WIND RPTD.S/NE AT 20 KTS BY PILOT.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N5154G
- Reported as
- Dehavilland DHC-2
- Category
- Airplane
- Engine
- reciprocating
- Damage
- Substantial damage
N5154GRegistration cancelled Oct 27, 2014 · Dehavilland BEAVER U-6AAirframe modelDehavilland BEAVER U-6AEngine modelAmateur-built UNKNOWN ENG
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