- Date
- November 25, 1978
- Place
- Hydaburg, AK · HYDABURG, AK
- Injuries
- 5 fatal
- Damage
- Destroyed
- Phase of flight
- Enroute
- Aircraft
- N37906Dehavilland DHC-2
- Status
- Completed · report September 12, 1979
- Report
- Brief approved by the director
- Case key
- 138113
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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 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 3-4413 78/11/25 NR.HYDABURG,AK DEHAVILLAND DHC-2 CR- 1 0 0 COMMERCIAL COMMERCIAL, AGE 36, 2632 TIME - 1555 N37906 PX- 4 0 0 AIR TAXI-PASSG TOTAL HOURS, 990 IN TYPE, DAMAGE-DESTROYED OT- 0 0 0 INSTRUMENT RATED. DEPARTURE POINT INTENDED DESTINATION KETCHIKAN,AK HYDABURG,AK TYPE OF ACCIDENT PHASE OF OPERATION COLLISION WITH GROUND/WATER: CONTROLLED IN FLIGHT: NORMAL CRUISE PROBABLE CAUSE(S) PILOT IN COMMAND - CONTINUED VFR FLIGHT INTO ADVERSE WEATHER CONDITIONS FACTOR(S) WEATHER - LOW CEILING WEATHER - RAIN WEATHER - FOG WEATHER BRIEFING - BRIEFED BY FLIGHT SERVICE PERSONNEL, BY PHONE WEATHER FORECAST - FORECAST SUBSTANTIALLY CORRECT SKY CONDITION CEILING AT ACCIDENT SITE UNKNOWN/NOT REPORTED UNKNOWN/NOT REPORTED VISIBILITY AT ACCIDENT SITE PRECIPITATION AT ACCIDENT SITE UNKNOWN/NOT REPORTED RAIN OBSTRUCTIONS TO VISION AT ACCIDENT SITE TYPE OF WEATHER CONDITIONS FOG IFR TYPE OF FLIGHT PLAN OTHER FIRE AFTER IMPACT REMARKS- FLOAT EQUIPPED.COMPANY FLT PLAN.WITNESS STATED CEILING LOW & CLOSING DOWN IN AREA.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N37906
- Reported as
- Dehavilland DHC-2
- Category
- Airplane
- Engine
- reciprocating
- Damage
- Destroyed