| Date: | Saturday 22 July 1978 |
| Time: | 08:00 |
| Type: |  de Havilland Canada DHC-3 Otter |
| Owner/operator: | Maxson Aviation |
| Registration: | N26641 |
| MSN: | 134 |
| Year of manufacture: | 1955 |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 1 |
| Other fatalities: | 0 |
| Aircraft damage: | Destroyed, written off |
| Category: | Accident |
| Location: | near Kotzebue, AK -
 United States of America
|
| Phase: | Take off |
| Nature: | Passenger - Non-Scheduled/charter/Air Taxi |
| Departure airport: | Kotzebue Airport, AK (OTZ/PAOT) |
| Red Dog Airport, AK (RDB/PADG) | |
| Investigating agency: | NTSB |
| Confidence Rating: |  Accident investigation report completed and information captured |
Collided with the ground following engine problems.
PROBABLE CAUSE(S):
pilot in command - improper operation of powerplant & powerplant controls
miscellaneous acts,conditions - anti-icing/deicing equipment-improper operation of/or failed to use
miscellaneous acts,conditions - ice-carburetor
FACTOR(S):
weather - conditions conducive to carb./induction system icing
partial power loss - partial loss of power - 1 engine
weather briefing - briefed by flight service personnel, by phone
weather forecast - forecast substantially correct
emergency circumstances - forced landing off airport on land
Accident investigation:
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Sources:
NTSB
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