| Date: | Friday 25 May 1979 |
| Time: | 20:40 |
| Type: |  de Havilland Canada DHC-4A Caribou |
| Owner/operator: | Sea Airmotive |
| Registration: | N581PA |
| MSN: | 253 |
| Year of manufacture: | 1967 |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 3 / Occupants: 3 |
| Other fatalities: | 0 |
| Aircraft damage: | Destroyed, written off |
| Category: | Accident |
| Location: | Bullen Point Air Force Station, AK -
 United States of America
|
| Phase: | Initial climb |
| Nature: | Cargo |
| Departure airport: | Bullen Point Air Force Station, AK (PABU) |
| Deadhorse-Alpine Airstrip, AK (DQH/PALP) | |
| Investigating agency: | NTSB |
| Confidence Rating: |  Accident investigation report completed and information captured |
The DHC-4 Caribou cargo plane was configured for a STOL departure. During a crosswind turn after takeoff, the crew lost control and crashed in an extreme nose-down attitude. The aircraft came down 1300 feet from the end of the runway and 500 feet left of the extended centerline.
PROBABLE CAUSE:
pilot in command - inadequate preflight preparation and/or planning
pilot in command - failed to follow approved procedures,directives,etc.
miscellaneous acts,conditions - cargo shifted
FACTOR:
personnel - operational supervisory personnel: inadequate ground training-procedures
Accident investigation:
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Sources:
NTSB
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