- Date
- February 3, 1981
- Place
- Ambler, AK · AMBLER, AK
- Injuries
- 4 uninjured
- Damage
- Minor damage
- Phase of flight
- Takeoff
- Aircraft
- N305EHDehavilland DHC-6
- Status
- Completed · report March 4, 1981
- Report
- Brief approved by the director
- FAA report
- 19810203024989I
- Case key
- 126657
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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 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 5-0004 81/2/3 AMBLER,AK DEHAVILLAND DHC-6 CR- 0 0 2 COMMERCIAL AIRLINE TRANSPORT, AGE TIME - 1100 N305EH PX- 0 0 2 COMMUTER AIR CARRIER 31, 6147 TOTAL HOURS, DAMAGE-MINOR OT- 0 0 0 AIR TAXI-PASSG S-D 1807 IN TYPE, INSTRUMENT RATED. CLASSIFIED AS INCIDENT NAME OF AIRPORT - AMBLER DEPARTURE POINT INTENDED DESTINATION LAST ENROUTE STOP KOTZEBUE,AK RETURN SHUNGNAK,AK TYPE OF ACCIDENT PHASE OF OPERATION GROUND-WATER LOOP-SWERVE TAKEOFF: RUN GEAR COLLAPSED TAKEOFF: ABORTED PROBABLE CAUSE(S) PERSONNEL - AIRPORT SUPERVISORY PERSONNEL: IMPROPER/INADEQUATE SNOW REMOVAL PILOT IN COMMAND - SELECTED UNSUITABLE TERRAIN FACTOR(S) AIRPORTS/AIRWAYS/FACILITIES - AIRPORT CONDITIONS: SNOW ON RUNWAY AIRPORTS/AIRWAYS/FACILITIES - AIRPORT CONDITIONS: SNOW WINDROWS AIRPORTS/AIRWAYS/FACILITIES - AIRPORT CONDITIONS: UNMARKED OBSTRUCTIONS WEATHER - LOW CEILING WEATHER - SNOW MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - WHITEOUT WEATHER BRIEFING - BRIEFED BY FLIGHT SERVICE PERSONNEL, BY RADIO WEATHER FORECAST - FORECAST SUBSTANTIALLY CORRECT SKY CONDITION CEILING AT ACCIDENT SITE OBSCURATION 300 VISIBILITY AT ACCIDENT SITE PRECIPITATION AT ACCIDENT SITE 5 OR OVER(UNLIMITED) SNOW OBSTRUCTIONS TO VISION AT ACCIDENT SITE RELATIVE BEARING OF WIND NONE RIGHT QUARTERING HEAD WIND 023-067 DEGREES TEMPERATURE-F WIND DIRECTION-DEGREES 0 45 WIND VELOCITY-KNOTS TYPE OF WEATHER CONDITIONS 3 IFR TYPE OF FLIGHT PLAN VFR REMARKS- SNW CLRD UNEVENLY FM CTRLN OF RWY/MARKERS.UN SEE SNW.BERM,8 IN FRESH SNW,FLAT LGT CONDS.MAIL FLT.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N305EH
- Reported as
- Dehavilland DHC-6
- Category
- Airplane
- Engine
- turbo prop
- Damage
- Minor damage
- Airport
- Ambler
FAA reports on this event · 1
The FAA’s own accident and incident reports, matched to the aircraft by N-number and date.