Armstrong AW650 N894U
8 July 1974 · Point Hope, Alaska, United States · No injuries
Summary
On 8 July 1974 at about 12:50 local time, a Armstrong AW650 registered N894U, operated by US Dept.of INT, was involved in an accident during the landing phase of flight near Point Hope, Alaska, United States. 3 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 12:50
- Classification
- Accident
- Location
- Point Hope, Alaska, United States
- Nearest airport
- Point Hope
- Coordinates
- Not recorded
- Aircraft
- Armstrong AW650
- Registration
- N894U
- Category
- Fixed-Wing
- Engines
- 4
- Operator
- US Dept.of INT
- Operating rule
- Federal-Public Aircraft
- Purpose of flight
- All Other Public Flying
- Phase of flight
- Landing
- Route
- Galena, Alas → S
- Aircraft damage
- Substantial
- Weather
- VMC
- Light
- Daylight
- NTSB number
- 3-3748
People
Nobody was injured.
| On board | Died | Serious | Minor | Uninjured |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 |
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
LANDING GEAR FAILURE DUE TO STRESS CORRISION CRACKING.
Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.
Other Armstrong AW650 accidents
| Date | Aircraft | Location | Operator | Outcome | Died |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 9 Jun 1963 | Armstrong AW650 | Fairfield, Ohio, United States | Capitol Airways | No injuries | - |
| 21 Nov 1963 | Armstrong AW650 | S.johnson Afb, North Carolina, United States | Capitol Airways | No injuries | - |
| 2 Jul 1962 | Armstrong AW650 | Wilmington, Delaware, United States | Capitol Airways | No injuries | - |
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| Date | Aircraft | Location | Operator | Outcome | Died |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 10 Jan 1974 | Aeronca 7BCM | Arboles, Colorado, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 28 Feb 1974 | Piper PA-18 | Joliet, Illinois, United States | Joliet Municip | No injuries | - |
| 23 Feb 1974 | Cessna 172 | Ely, Minnesota, United States | Wilderness WIN | No injuries | - |
| 23 Apr 1974 | Bell 47G-2 | Seward, Alaska, United States | Heli-Lift, Inc | Minor injuries | - |
| 7 May 1974 | Sikorsky S55B | Kaneohe, Hawaii, United States | Rotorlift Inc | No injuries | - |
| 4 May 1974 | Cessna 206 | Miami, Florida, United States | - | No injuries | - |