Status: | Accident investigation report completed and information captured |
Date: | Thursday 4 August 1977 |
Time: | 19:05 |
Type: | de Havilland Canada DHC-3 Otter |
Operator: | Woods Air Service |
Registration: | N48064 |
MSN: | 278 |
First flight: | 1958 |
Crew: | Fatalities: 1 / Occupants: 1 |
Passengers: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 0 |
Total: | Fatalities: 1 / Occupants: 1 |
Aircraft damage: | Damaged beyond repair |
Location: | near Bettles, AK ( United States of America)
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Phase: | Takeoff (TOF) |
Nature: | Cargo |
Departure airport: | Alatna River, AK, United States of America |
Destination airport: | Bettles Airport, AK (BTT/PABT), United States of America |
Narrative:Crashed while trying to take off from a river gravel bar.
Probable Cause:
PROBABLE CAUSE(S):
pilot in command - misused or failed to use flaps
pilot in command - failed to obtain/maintain flying speed
pilot in command - misjudged distance,speed,and altitude
pilot in command - failed to abort takeoff
FACTOR(S)
terrain - loose gravel
terrain - high obstructions
weather - downdraft,updrafts
weather - obstructions to vision
miscellaneous - evasive maneuver to avoid collision
weather briefing - unknown/not reported
Sources:
» NTSB
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This information is not presented as the Flight Safety Foundation or the Aviation Safety Network’s opinion as to the cause of the accident. It is preliminary and is based on the facts as they are known at this time.