De Havilland DHC-6 N305EH
3 February 1981 · Ambler, Alaska, United States · No injuries
Summary
On 3 February 1981 at about 11:00 local time, a De Havilland DHC-6 registered N305EH, operated by Evergreen Heli, was involved in an incident during the takeoff phase of flight near Ambler, Alaska, United States. 4 people were on board and nobody was injured. The aircraft was slightly damaged. No probable cause statement is available for this record.
The record
- Date
- at 11:00
- Classification
- Incident
- Location
- Ambler, Alaska, United States
- Nearest airport
- Ambler
- Coordinates
- Not recorded
- Aircraft
- De Havilland DHC-6
- Registration
- N305EH
- Category
- Fixed-Wing
- Engines
- 2
- Operator
- Evergreen Heli
- Operating rule
- Air Taxi Operator
- Purpose of flight
- Air Taxi-Passenger Operations
- Phase of flight
- Takeoff
- Route
- Kotzebue, Ak → Return
- Aircraft damage
- Minor
- Weather
- IMC
- Light
- Daylight
- NTSB number
- 5-0004
People
Nobody was injured.
| On board | Died | Serious | Minor | Uninjured |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 |
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
SNW CLRD UNEVENLY FM CTRLN OF RWY/MARKERS.UN SEESNW.BERM,8 IN FRESH SNW, FLAT LGT CONDS.MAIL FLT.
Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.
Other De Havilland DHC-6 accidents
| Date | Aircraft | Location | Operator | Outcome | Died |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 12 May 1981 | De Havilland DHC-6 | Unity, Maine, United States | Air New England | No injuries | - |
| 16 May 1982 | De Havilland DHC-6-200 | Hooper Bay, Alaska, United States | Gifford Aviation | Serious injuries | - |
| 16 Jun 1982 | De Havilland DHC-6-100 | Near Port Heide, Alaska, United States | Sea Airmotive, Inc. | No injuries | - |
| 21 Sep 1980 | De Havilland DHC-6 | Wichita Falls, Texas, United States | Rio Airlines | No injuries | - |
| 20 Jan 1982 | De Havilland DHC-6-300 | Washington, District of Columbia, United States | Calvin Cafritz Enterprises | No injuries | - |
| 12 Feb 1982 | De Havilland DHC-6-100 | Jamaica, New York, United States | Newair Flight, Inc. | No injuries | - |
Other accidents in this area
| Date | Aircraft | Location | Operator | Outcome | Died |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 23 Jan 1981 | Cessna 150 | Ellenville, New York, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 7 Jan 1981 | Aerospatial AS-350 | Garden City, New York, United States | Island Helicop | Minor injuries | - |
| 26 Mar 1981 | Cessna 172 | Payson, Arizona, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 18 Apr 1981 | Cessna 172 | Cullison, Kansas, United States | - | Serious injuries | - |
| 21 Jan 1981 | Cessna 500 | Bluefield, West Virginia, United States | Georgia-Pacifi | Fatal | 5 |
| 16 Jun 1981 | Bell 212 | Angleton, Texas, United States | Houston Helico | Minor injuries | - |