Pilatus PC6B1H N3603R
18 February 1980 · West Dease, Alaska, United States · Fatal
Summary
On 18 February 1980 at about 15:00 local time, a Pilatus PC6B1H registered N3603R, operated by Umiat Enterpri, was involved in an accident during the takeoff phase of flight near West Dease, Alaska, United States. 3 people were on board and 3 died. The aircraft was substantially damaged. No probable cause statement is available for this record.
The record
- Date
- at 15:00
- Classification
- Accident
- Location
- West Dease, Alaska, United States
- Nearest airport
- West Dease
- Coordinates
- Not recorded
- Aircraft
- Pilatus PC6B1H
- Registration
- N3603R
- Category
- Fixed-Wing
- Engines
- 1
- Operator
- Umiat Enterpri
- Operating rule
- Air Taxi Operator
- Purpose of flight
- Air Taxi-Passenger Operations
- Phase of flight
- Takeoff
- Route
- S → Koluktak Drill Site
- Aircraft damage
- Substantial
- Weather
- VMC
- Light
- Daylight
- NTSB number
- 3-3114
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.
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