- Date
- February 18, 1980
- Place
- West Dease, AK · WEST DEASE, AK
- Injuries
- 3 fatal
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Phase of flight
- Initial climb
- Aircraft
- N3603RPilatus PC6B1H
- Status
- Completed · report December 30, 1980
- Report
- Brief approved by the director
- FAA report
- 19800218003429A
- Case key
- 134924
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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 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 3-3114 80/2/18 WEST DEASE,AK PILATUS PC6B1H CR- 1 0 0 COMMERCIAL COMMERCIAL, AGE 40, 2033 TIME - 1500 N3603R PX- 2 0 0 AIR TAXI-PASSG TOTAL HOURS, 23 IN TYPE, DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL OT- 0 0 0 NOT INSTRUMENT RATED. NAME OF AIRPORT - WEST DEASE DEPARTURE POINT INTENDED DESTINATION WEST DEASE,AK KOLUKTAK DRILL SITE TYPE OF ACCIDENT PHASE OF OPERATION STALL TAKEOFF: INITIAL CLIMB PROBABLE CAUSE(S) PILOT IN COMMAND - FAILED TO OBTAIN/MAINTAIN FLYING SPEED FIRE AFTER IMPACT
Aircraft
- Registration
- N3603R
- Reported as
- Pilatus PC6B1H
- Category
- Airplane
- Engine
- turbo shaft
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Airport
- West Dease
FAA reports on this event · 1
The FAA’s own accident and incident reports, matched to the aircraft by N-number and date.