De Havilland DHC-3 N521BK
16 January 1977 · New Minto, Alaska, United States · No injuries
Summary
On 16 January 1977 at about 11:55 local time, a De Havilland DHC-3 registered N521BK, operated by Frontier Flyin, was involved in an accident during the takeoff phase of flight near New Minto, 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 11:55
- Classification
- Accident
- Location
- New Minto, Alaska, United States
- Nearest airport
- New Minto
- Coordinates
- Not recorded
- Aircraft
- De Havilland DHC-3
- Registration
- N521BK
- Category
- Fixed-Wing
- Engines
- 1
- Operator
- Frontier Flyin
- Operating rule
- Air Taxi Operator
- Purpose of flight
- Air Taxi-Passenger Operations
- Phase of flight
- Takeoff
- Route
- S → Fairbanks, Ak
- Aircraft damage
- Substantial
- Weather
- VMC
- Light
- Daylight
- NTSB number
- 3-1651
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
ALL GEN BASE NUTS LOOSE, LEAKAGE FM GEN BASE.MASTER ROD FAILED.
Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.
Other De Havilland DHC-3 accidents
| Date | Aircraft | Location | Operator | Outcome | Died |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 4 Aug 1977 | De Havilland DHC-3 | Bettles, Alaska, United States | Woods Air Serv | Fatal | 1 |
| 29 Sep 1976 | De Havilland DHC-3 | Eureka, Alaska, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 23 Jun 1976 | De Havilland DHC-3 | Kotzebue, Alaska, United States | Maxson Aviatio | No injuries | - |
| 22 Jul 1978 | De Havilland DHC-3 | Kotzebue, Alaska, United States | Maxson Aviatio | No injuries | - |
| 21 Nov 1978 | De Havilland DHC-3 | Crab Bay, Alaska, United States | Channel Flying | No injuries | - |
| 27 Apr 1976 | De Havilland DHC-3 | Upolu Point, Hawaii, United States | Horizon Air SE | No injuries | - |
Other accidents in this area
| Date | Aircraft | Location | Operator | Outcome | Died |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 18 Mar 1977 | Cessna 182Q | Mangum, Oklahoma, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 25 Mar 1977 | Beechcraft B24R | Anchorage, Alaska, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 10 Apr 1977 | Hiller UH-12E | Thermal, California, United States | - | Fatal | 1 |
| 22 May 1977 | Piper PA-18 | Fort Plain, New York, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 13 Jul 1977 | Cessna 188 | Brookland, Arkansas, United States | JAY H Harmon | No injuries | - |
| 1 May 1977 | Eaa Biplane P | Kennewick, Washington, United States | - | Serious injuries | - |