- Date
- April 1, 1979
- Place
- Bethel, AK · BETHEL, AK
- Injuries
- 3 uninjured
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Phase of flight
- Takeoff
- Aircraft
- N580PADehavnd Can DHC-4A
- Status
- Completed · report June 19, 1979
- Report
- Brief approved by the director
- Safety recommendations
- Yes
- FAA report
- 19790401013389A
- Case key
- 80516
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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 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 3-1741 79/4/1 NR.BETHEL,AK DEHAVND CAN DHC-4A CR- 0 0 3 COMMERCIAL AIRLINE TRANSPORT, AGE TIME - 1200 N580PA PX- 0 0 0 AIR TAXI-CARGO 54, 15638 TOTAL HOURS, DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL OT- 0 0 0 5285 IN TYPE, INSTRUMENT RATED. NAME OF AIRPORT - WHITE BEAR DEPARTURE POINT INTENDED DESTINATION WHITE BEAR,AK BETHEL,AK TYPE OF ACCIDENT PHASE OF OPERATION GROUND-WATER LOOP-SWERVE TAKEOFF: RUN COLLIDED WITH: OBJECT TAKEOFF: RUN PROBABLE CAUSE(S) PILOT IN COMMAND - FAILED TO MAINTAIN DIRECTIONAL CONTROL PILOT IN COMMAND - FAILED TO ABORT TAKEOFF PERSONNEL - OPERATIONAL SUPERVISORY PERSONNEL: DEFICIENCY,COMPANY MAINTAINED EQPMT,SERVICES,REGULATION PILOT IN COMMAND - FAILED TO SEE AND AVOID OBJECTS OR OBSTRUCTIONS FACTOR(S) COPILOT - LACK OF FAMILIARITY WITH AIRCRAFT PERSONNEL - OPERATIONAL SUPERVISORY PERSONNEL: INADEQUATE FLIGHT TRAINING-PROCEDURES WEATHER - UNFAVORABLE WIND CONDITIONS MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - CREW COORDINATION-POOR AIRPORTS/AIRWAYS/FACILITIES - AIRPORT CONDITIONS: SOFT SHOULDERS SKY CONDITION CEILING AT ACCIDENT SITE CLEAR UNLIMITED VISIBILITY AT ACCIDENT SITE PRECIPITATION AT ACCIDENT SITE 5 OR OVER(UNLIMITED) NONE OBSTRUCTIONS TO VISION AT ACCIDENT SITE RELATIVE BEARING OF WIND NONE LEFT CROSS WIND 248-292 DEGREES WIND DIRECTION-DEGREES WIND VELOCITY-KNOTS 60 20 TYPE OF WEATHER CONDITIONS TYPE OF FLIGHT PLAN VFR VFR REMARKS- COLL W 55GAL DRUMS. WIND GUSTING TO 25KTS.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N580PA
- Reported as
- Dehavnd Can DHC-4A
- Category
- Airplane
- Engine
- reciprocating
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Airport
- White Bear
FAA reports on this event · 1
The FAA’s own accident and incident reports, matched to the aircraft by N-number and date.