ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 9303
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| Date: | Saturday 19 April 1969 |
| Time: | 13:00 LT |
| Type: |  de Havilland Canada DHC-2 Beaver |
| Owner/operator: | Simpson Air Services |
| Registration: | N167W |
| MSN: | 8 |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 9 / Occupants: 9 |
| Aircraft damage: | Destroyed |
| Category: | Accident |
| Location: | Craig, AK -
 United States of America
|
| Phase: | Initial climb |
| Nature: | Passenger - Non-Scheduled/charter/Air Taxi |
| Departure airport: | Craig, AK |
| Investigating agency: | NTSB |
| Confidence Rating: |  Information is only available from news, social media or unofficial sources |
The pilot lost control of the aircraft while conducting a turn shortly after take while on initial climb. The aircraft crashed into the sea few dozen yards offshore. Salvaged/spares.
- Cause :
"The accident was probably caused by the fact that the pilot failed to obtain/maintain flying speed during initial climb. It was observed to make a steep and nose high turn"
Accident investigation:
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Sources:
NTSB
http://www.dhc-2.com/cn8.html
ABC (Madrid) 22 April 1969, p43
History of this aircraft
Other occurrences involving this aircraft
| 14 October 1964 | CF-OBX | Northland Airlines | 2 | Fenton Lake, N of Bella Coola, BC |  |
w/o |
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 25-Feb-2008 12:00 | ASN archive | Added |
| 14-Jul-2011 12:58 | TB | Updated [Cn, Operator, Phase, Source, Damage, Narrative] |
| 31-Jan-2014 15:07 | TB | Updated [Time, Source, Damage, Narrative] |
| 11-Apr-2016 18:56 | TB | Updated [Source, Narrative] |
| 28-Feb-2019 17:56 | Captain Adam | Updated [Narrative] |
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