Plane Crash List

De Havilland DHC-2 N30ST

9 September 1983 · Port Alsworth, Alaska, United States · No injuries

Summary

On 9 September 1983 at about 02:20 local time, a De Havilland DHC-2 registered N30ST was involved in an accident near Port Alsworth, Alaska, United States. 7 people were on board and nobody was injured. The aircraft was substantially damaged. No probable cause statement is available for this record.

The record

Date
at 02:20
Classification
Accident
Location
Port Alsworth, Alaska, United States
Coordinates
60.1998, -154.2809
Aircraft
De Havilland DHC-2
Registration
N30ST
Category
Airplane
Engines
1
Operator
Not recorded
Operating rule
Part 91: General Aviation
Purpose of flight
Personal
Phase of flight
Not recorded
Aircraft damage
Substantial
Weather
VMC
Light
Day
NTSB number
ANC83LA166

People

Nobody was injured.

On board Died Serious Minor Uninjured
7 0 0 0 7

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

THE ACFT COLLIDED WITH A MUD BANK AND CRASHED. THE WEATHER WAS VMC AND A VFR FLT PLAN WAS FILED. THE FLOAT ACFT WAS DAMAGED IN THE ACCIDENT BUT THE SEVEN OCCUPANTS ESCAPED INJURY. THE PILOT STATED THAT SHORTLY AFTER TAKEOFF HE STRUCK ANEMBANKMENT LOST DIRECTIONAL CONTROL AND CRASHED.

Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.

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no coordinates
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