Plane Crash List

Beechcraft C18S N8044H

7 July 1962 · Kotzebue, Alaska, United States · No injuries

Summary

On 7 July 1962 at about 09:25 local time, a Beechcraft C18S registered N8044H, operated by Wien Alaska Airlines, Inc., was involved in an accident during the takeoff phase of flight near Kotzebue, Alaska, United States. 2 people were on board and nobody was injured. The aircraft was substantially damaged. No probable cause statement is available for this record.

The record

Date
at 09:25
Classification
Accident
Location
Kotzebue, Alaska, United States
Nearest airport
Wein Memorial
Coordinates
Not recorded
Aircraft
Beechcraft C18S
Registration
N8044H
Category
Fixed-Wing
Engines
2
Phase of flight
Takeoff
Route
S → Liz A, Alas
Aircraft damage
Substantial
Weather
VMC
Light
Daylight
NTSB number
1-0025

People

Nobody was injured.

On board Died Serious Minor Uninjured
2 0 0 0 2

Probable cause

The NTSB has not published a probable cause for this record. No probable cause statement is present in the source data.

Nothing about the cause is stated here that is not in the source record.

Read the full NTSB narrative

GR SWITCH INADVERTENTLY PLACED IN UP POSITION BYUNDET PERSON PRIOR TO PRE-FLT.

Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.

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5 Jul 1962 Beechcraft C18S
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no coordinates
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no coordinates
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All 29 records for this type

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