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| Date: | Tuesday 1 December 1970 |
| Time: | 11:51 |
| Type: |  de Havilland Canada DHC-6 Twin Otter 100 |
| Owner/operator: | ARCO Alaska |
| Registration: | N512AR |
| MSN: | 59 |
| Year of manufacture: | 1967 |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 2 |
| Other fatalities: | 0 |
| Aircraft damage: | Substantial, repaired |
| Category: | Accident |
| Location: | Deadhorse Airport, AK (SCC/PASC) -
 United States of America
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| Phase: | Approach |
| Nature: | Training |
| Departure airport: | Deadhorse Airport, AK (SCC/PASC) |
| Deadhorse Airport, AK (SCC/PASC) | |
| Investigating agency: | NTSB |
| Confidence Rating: |  Accident investigation report completed and information captured |
A student pilot started a go-around. The instructing pilot reduced power and the pilot thought the instructor had control. Aircraft was damaged in hard landing short of the runway. Repaired and returned to service.
Accident investigation:
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Sources:
https://www.twinotterworldnews.com/accidents
https://twinotterarchive.com/DHC-6_59.html
History of this aircraft
Other occurrences involving this aircraft
| 31 May 1972 | N512AR | ARCO Alaska | 0 | Deadhorse Airport, AK (SCC/PASC) | |
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Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 06-Jul-2025 11:11 | Justanormalperson | Added |
| 07-Jul-2025 07:32 | ASN | Updated [Time, Accident report, ] |
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