- Date
- September 1, 1983, 14:15 local (22:15 UTC)
- Place
- Barrow, AK
- Injuries
- 5 uninjured
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Phase of flight
- Landing
- Aircraft
- N5147Gde Havilland DHC-2, MK-1
- Weather
- Visual (VMC) · Day
- Status
- Completed
- Report
- Approved by Office Director
- NTSB office
- Alaska Regional Office
- FAA report
- 19830901049129A
- Case key
- 4161
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Sequence of events
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Analysis
The acft collided with a ditch during landing. The sandbar used for landing had a light covering of snow and a ditch wasobscured by the snow. During landing rollout the acft collided with the ditch and one of the main landing gear collapsed. No mechanical malfunctions were involved in this accident.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N5147G
- Reported as
- de Havilland DHC-2, MK-1 (DHC-2, MK-)
- Category
- Airplane
- Serial number
- 373FM187L
- Airframe hours
- 7,138
- Engine
- P&W R985-AN14B, reciprocating
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Flight
- Part 135
- Registered owner
- Cape Smythe Air Service, Inc.
- Airworthiness certificate
- Standard, Normal
- Last inspection
- 100 hour · September 27, 1982 · 79 hours before
- Departed
- BRW · Barrow, AK
- Flight plan
- VFR
- Airport
- UMT · Umiat
Matched to the registry by N-number and the event date; the registry’s history has gaps, so older matches can be wrong. Compare the reported make and model.
Flight crew
As NTSB recorded them. NTSB leaves out names.
- Role
- Pilot
- Age
- 43
- Certificate
- Airline transport
- Airplane ratings
- Single-engine land, Single-engine sea, Multi-engine land
- Instrument ratings
- Airplane
- Medical
- Class 1, Valid Medical--no waivers/lim.
- Seat
- Left
- Flight hours
- 5,448 total · 38 in this make and model · 5,053 as pilot in command · 209 in the last 90 days · 8 in the last 24 hours
Weather
- Conditions
- Visual (VMC) · Day
- Wind
- 270° at 8 knots, gusting 15
- Visibility
- 10 statute miles
- Lowest ceiling
- 1,500 ft broken
- Temperature
- 25 °F
- Altimeter
- 29.00 inHg
FAA reports on this event · 1
The FAA’s own accident and incident reports, matched to the aircraft by N-number and date.
Other investigations on N5147G · 1
Matched to the same aircraft by N-number and date.