Dehavnd Can DHC-4A N581PA
25 May 1979 · Bullen Point, Alaska, United States · Fatal
Summary
On 25 May 1979 at about 20:40 local time, a Dehavnd Can DHC-4A registered N581PA, operated by Sea Airmotive, was involved in an accident during the takeoff phase of flight near Bullen Point, Alaska, United States. 3 people were on board and 3 died. The aircraft was destroyed. No probable cause statement is available for this record.
The record
- Date
- at 20:40
- Classification
- Accident
- Location
- Bullen Point, Alaska, United States
- Nearest airport
- Bullen Point
- Coordinates
- Not recorded
- Aircraft
- Dehavnd Can DHC-4A
- Registration
- N581PA
- Category
- Fixed-Wing
- Engines
- 2
- Operator
- Sea Airmotive
- Operating rule
- Air Taxi Operator
- Purpose of flight
- Air Taxi-Cargo Operations
- Phase of flight
- Takeoff
- Route
- S → Deadhorse, Ak
- Aircraft damage
- Destroyed
- Weather
- VMC
- Light
- Dusk
- NTSB number
- 3-3926
People
3 people died.
| On board | Died | Serious | Minor | Uninjured |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 3 | 3 | 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
ACFT CONFIGD FOR STOL DEP.CRASHED 1400FT FM START PT.STOL OPN NOT APPROVED.NEW LOADMASTER.
Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.
Other Dehavnd Can DHC-4A accidents
| Date | Aircraft | Location | Operator | Outcome | Died |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 Apr 1979 | Dehavnd Can DHC-4A | Bethel, Alaska, United States | Sea Airmotive | No injuries | - |
Other accidents in this area
| Date | Aircraft | Location | Operator | Outcome | Died |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 24 Feb 1979 | Cessna 180 | Waunakee, Wisconsin, United States | Anderson Enter | No injuries | - |
| 18 Mar 1979 | Beechcraft P35 | Mormon Mesa, Nevada, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 2 Apr 1979 | Bell 47G2M | Guadalupe, California, United States | R & S Dusters | No injuries | - |
| 18 Apr 1979 | Beechcraft F33A | Goodyear, Arizona, United States | Air Trng Centr | No injuries | - |
| 28 Jul 1979 | Piper PA-28 | Melbourne, Florida, United States | FIT Aviation | No injuries | - |
| 3 Aug 1979 | Piper PA-20 | Red Star, Arkansas, United States | - | No injuries | - |