De Havilland OTTER DHC-3 N2899J
28 October 1984 · Dan Creek, Alaska, United States · No injuries
Summary
On 28 October 1984 at about 20:30 local time, a De Havilland OTTER DHC-3 registered N2899J was involved in an accident near Dan Creek, 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 20:30
- Classification
- Accident
- Location
- Dan Creek, Alaska, United States
- Nearest airport
- Dan Creek
- Coordinates
- Not recorded
- Aircraft
- De Havilland OTTER DHC-3
- Registration
- N2899J
- Category
- Airplane
- Engines
- 1
- Operator
- Not recorded
- Operating rule
- Part 91: General Aviation
- Purpose of flight
- Business
- Phase of flight
- Not recorded
- Route
- Chitna → Dan Creek
- Aircraft damage
- Substantial
- Weather
- VMC
- Light
- Day
- NTSB number
- ANC85LA014
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
ACCORDING TO THE PLT THE ACFT HIT A DOWNDRAFT, LANDED HARD AND STRUCK THE WING ON THE RWY SURFACE. THE WIND WAS REPORTED FROM 360 DEG 15 KTS GUSTING TO 20 KTS.
Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.
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