| Date: | Thursday 4 August 1977 |
| Time: | 19:05 |
| Type: |  de Havilland Canada DHC-3 Otter |
| Owner/operator: | Woods Air Service |
| Registration: | N48064 |
| MSN: | 278 |
| Year of manufacture: | 1958 |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 1 / Occupants: 1 |
| Other fatalities: | 0 |
| Aircraft damage: | Destroyed, written off |
| Category: | Accident |
| Location: | near Bettles, AK -
 United States of America
|
| Phase: | Initial climb |
| Nature: | Cargo |
| Departure airport: | Alatna River, AK |
| Bettles Airport, AK (BTT/PABT) | |
| Investigating agency: | NTSB |
| Confidence Rating: |  Accident investigation report completed and information captured |
Crashed while trying to take off from a river gravel bar.
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
Accident investigation:
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Sources:
NTSB
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