De Havilland DHC-2 N37741
13 September 1978 · Whittier, Alaska, United States · Fatal
Summary
On 13 September 1978 at about 11:30 local time, a De Havilland DHC-2 registered N37741, operated by Alaska Travel, was involved in an accident during unknown/not reported near Whittier, Alaska, United States. 6 people were on board and 6 died. The aircraft was substantially damaged. No probable cause statement is available for this record.
The record
- Date
- at 11:30
- Classification
- Accident
- Location
- Whittier, Alaska, United States
- Coordinates
- Not recorded
- Aircraft
- De Havilland DHC-2
- Registration
- N37741
- Category
- Fixed-Wing
- Engines
- 1
- Operator
- Alaska Travel
- Operating rule
- Air Taxi Operator
- Purpose of flight
- Air Taxi-Passenger Operations
- Phase of flight
- Unknown/Not Reported
- Route
- Anchorage, Ak → S
- Aircraft damage
- Substantial
- Light
- Daylight
- NTSB number
- 3-4383
People
6 people died.
| On board | Died | Serious | Minor | Uninjured |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 6 | 6 | 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
FLOAT EQUIPPED NO ANT FOR ELT
Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.
Other De Havilland DHC-2 accidents
| Date | Aircraft | Location | Operator | Outcome | Died |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 25 Nov 1978 | De Havilland DHC-2 | Hydaburg, Alaska, United States | Tyee Airlines | Fatal | 5 |
| 22 Jul 1978 | De Havilland DHC-2 | Anaktuvuk Pass, Alaska, United States | Frontier Flyin | Serious injuries | - |
| 20 Jul 1978 | De Havilland DHC-2 | Bettles, Alaska, United States | - | Minor injuries | - |
| 18 Apr 1978 | De Havilland DHC-2 | Cordova, Alaska, United States | Chitna Air SER | Fatal | 2 |
| 11 Aug 1978 | De Havilland DHC-2 | Kenai, Alaska, United States | Alaska Travel | Serious injuries | - |
| 3 Jul 1978 | De Havilland DHC-2 | Pelican, Alaska, United States | Southeast Skyw | Serious injuries | - |
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| Date | Aircraft | Location | Operator | Outcome | Died |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 14 Apr 1978 | Cessna 150L | Hallandale, Mississippi, United States | Boardman Aviat | Serious injuries | - |
| 3 Jun 1978 | Cessna 310Q | Destin, Florida, United States | Araguel Sander | No injuries | - |
| 29 Apr 1978 | Beechcraft S-35 | Audubon, Iowa, United States | - | Fatal | 5 |
| 29 May 1978 | Piper PA-23 | Longdale, Oklahoma, United States | - | Fatal | 1 |
| 11 Aug 1978 | Bell 47G4A | New Rochelle, New York, United States | Island Helicop | No injuries | - |
| 23 Apr 1978 | Piper PA-31 | Arlington, Indiana, United States | - | Fatal | 9 |