De Havilland DHC-2 N64392
12 September 1975 · Kijik, Alaska, United States · Fatal
Summary
On 12 September 1975 at about 16:51 local time, a De Havilland DHC-2 registered N64392, operated by National Park, was involved in an accident during in flight near Kijik, Alaska, United States. 8 people were on board and 8 died. The aircraft was destroyed. No probable cause statement is available for this record.
The record
- Date
- at 16:51
- Classification
- Accident
- Location
- Kijik, Alaska, United States
- Coordinates
- Not recorded
- Aircraft
- De Havilland DHC-2
- Registration
- N64392
- Category
- Fixed-Wing
- Engines
- 1
- Operator
- National Park
- Operating rule
- Federal-Public Aircraft
- Purpose of flight
- All Other Public Flying
- Phase of flight
- In Flight
- Route
- Anchorage, Ak → Twin Lakes & Return
- Aircraft damage
- Destroyed
- Weather
- VMC
- Light
- Daylight
- NTSB number
- 3-3707
People
8 people died.
| On board | Died | Serious | Minor | Uninjured |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 8 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
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
LOSS OF CTL AT ALT TOO LOW TO EFFECT RCVRY.HEAVILY LOADED.RCVRD 9/13/75.
Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.
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| Date | Aircraft | Location | Operator | Outcome | Died |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 14 Aug 1975 | De Havilland DHC-2 | Kent, Washington, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 14 May 1975 | De Havilland DHC-2 | Las Vegas, New Mexico, United States | Grand Rapids S | No injuries | - |
| 13 Jan 1975 | De Havilland DHC-2 | Missing Aircraft, Unknown/Not Reported | Channel Flying | Fatal | 5 |
| 15 Aug 1975 | De Havilland DHC-2 | Ogden, Utah, United States | Civil Air Patr | No injuries | - |
| 8 Feb 1975 | De Havilland DHC-2 | Dexter, New York, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 18 Jul 1975 | De Havilland DHC-2 | Togiak, Alaska, United States | Kodiak Western Alaska Airlines, Inc. | No injuries | - |
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| Date | Aircraft | Location | Operator | Outcome | Died |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 5 Jan 1975 | Stinson 108 | Vermillion, Minnesota, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 1 Mar 1975 | Bensen B8M | Ocotillo Wells, California, United States | - | Fatal | 1 |
| 18 Mar 1975 | Cessna 182 | Glenville, West Virginia, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 13 Mar 1975 | Aero Comdr 1121 | Tullahoma, Tennessee, United States | Thermonetics I | Minor injuries | - |
| 17 May 1975 | Cessna 177 | West Milford, New Jersey, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 1 Jun 1975 | Bell 206B | St Martinville, Louisiana, United States | Air Marine, Inc | No injuries | - |