De Havilland DHC-3 N98T
4 July 1981 · South Naknek, Alaska, United States · No injuries
Summary
On 4 July 1981 at about 10:30 local time, a De Havilland DHC-3 registered N98T was involved in an accident during the takeoff phase of flight near South Naknek, Alaska, United States. One person was on board and nobody was injured. The aircraft was substantially damaged. No probable cause statement is available for this record.
The record
- Date
- at 10:30
- Classification
- Accident
- Location
- South Naknek, Alaska, United States
- Nearest airport
- South Naknek No 2
- Coordinates
- Not recorded
- Aircraft
- De Havilland DHC-3
- Registration
- N98T
- Category
- Fixed-Wing
- Engines
- 1
- Operator
- Not recorded
- Operating rule
- Air Taxi Operator
- Purpose of flight
- Air Taxi-Cargo Operations
- Phase of flight
- Takeoff
- Route
- S → Z
- Aircraft damage
- Substantial
- Weather
- VMC
- Light
- Daylight
- NTSB number
- 3-2824
People
Nobody was injured.
| On board | Died | Serious | Minor | Uninjured |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
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
DUE TO SEAT CONFIGURATION, PLT UN TO APPLY FULL RRUDDER/R BRAKE SIMULTANEOUSLY.TUNDRA NR RWY.
Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.
Other De Havilland DHC-3 accidents
| Date | Aircraft | Location | Operator | Outcome | Died |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 Sep 1982 | De Havilland DHC-3 | Near Skwentna, Alaska, United States | Woods Air Service | No injuries | - |
| 25 May 1980 | De Havilland DHC-3 | Noonan, North Dakota, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 27 Oct 1982 | De Havilland DHC-3 | Homer, Alaska, United States | Kachemak Air Service | No injuries | - |
| 12 Jul 1979 | De Havilland DHC-3 | Arctic Village, Alaska, United States | BUD Wood's | No injuries | - |
| 1 Jul 1979 | De Havilland DHC-3 | Trail Creek, Alaska, United States | Maxson Aviatio | No injuries | - |
| 22 Jul 1978 | De Havilland DHC-3 | Kotzebue, Alaska, United States | Maxson Aviatio | 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 | - |