- Date
- August 17, 1980
- Place
- Mccarthy, AK · MCCARTHY, AK
- Injuries
- 1 minor, 4 uninjured
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Phase of flight
- Approach
- Aircraft
- N766Dehavnd Can DHC-2
- Status
- Completed · report October 7, 1980
- Report
- Brief approved by the director
- Case key
- 129641
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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 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 3-2176 80/8/17 NR.MCCARTHY,AK DEHAVND CAN DHC-2 CR- 0 0 1 MISCELLANEOUS COMMERCIAL, AGE 34, 5604 TIME - 1330 N766 PX- 0 0 4 OTHER PUBLIC TOTAL HOURS, 2038 IN DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL OT- 0 0 0 TYPE, INSTRUMENT RATED. NAME OF AIRPORT - CHITINA GLACIER DEPARTURE POINT INTENDED DESTINATION GULKANA,AK MCCARTHY,AK TYPE OF ACCIDENT PHASE OF OPERATION GROUND-WATER LOOP-SWERVE LANDING: GO-AROUND COLLIDED WITH: TREES LANDING: GO-AROUND PROBABLE CAUSE(S) PILOT IN COMMAND - SELECTED UNSUITABLE TERRAIN PILOT IN COMMAND - DELAYED IN INITIATING GO-AROUND FACTOR(S) PILOT IN COMMAND - LACK OF FAMILIARITY WITH AIRCRAFT PILOT IN COMMAND - MISUSED OR FAILED TO USE FLAPS AIRPORTS/AIRWAYS/FACILITIES - AIRPORT CONDITIONS: POORLY MAINTAINED RUNWAY SURFACE REMARKS- REMOTE PARK MONUMENT STRIP.ALL BUT 20HRS OF DHC-2 TIME IN FLOAT EQUIPPED ACFT.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N766
- Reported as
- Dehavnd Can DHC-2
- Category
- Airplane
- Engine
- reciprocating
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Airport
- Chitina Glacier