De Havilland DHC-6-300 N540N
12 March 1985 · Barter Island, Alaska, United States · Serious injuries
Summary
On 12 March 1985 at about 04:15 local time, a De Havilland DHC-6-300 registered N540N was involved in an accident near Barter Island, Alaska, United States. 4 people were on board and 2 were seriously injured, 2 had minor injuries. The aircraft was substantially damaged. No probable cause statement is available for this record.
The record
- Date
- at 04:15
- Classification
- Accident
- Location
- Barter Island, Alaska, United States
- Nearest airport
- Strip 1186
- Coordinates
- Not recorded
- Aircraft
- De Havilland DHC-6-300
- Registration
- N540N
- Category
- Airplane
- Engines
- 2
- Operator
- Not recorded
- Operating rule
- Part 135: Air Taxi & Commuter
- Purpose of flight
- Unknown
- Phase of flight
- Not recorded
- Route
- Deadhorse → Unknown
- Aircraft damage
- Substantial
- Weather
- IMC
- Light
- Night/Dark
- NTSB number
- ANC85FA054
People
2 people were seriously injured.
| On board | Died | Serious | Minor | Uninjured |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 4 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 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.
Read the full NTSB narrative
ACFT CRASHED DURING MISSED APCH TO TEMPORARY WINTER LANDING STRIP. ACFT HIT IN STEEP NOSE DOWN ATTITUDE. MARGINAL WX CONDITIONS PREVAILED, WITH ICING REPORTED.
Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.
Other De Havilland DHC-6 accidents
| Date | Aircraft | Location | Operator | Outcome | Died |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 3 Apr 1985 | De Havilland DHC-6-200 | Grand Rapids, Michigan, United States | Mountain Air Cargo | No injuries | - |
| 12 Oct 1985 | De Havilland DHC-6 | Homer City, Pennsylvania, United States | Mountain Air Cargo, Inc. | Fatal | 1 |
| 18 Jun 1986 | De Havilland DHC-6-300 | Grand Canyon, Arizona, United States | Grand Canyon Helicopter | Fatal | 25 |
| 21 Jul 1984 | De Havilland DHC-6-300 | Tau, American Samoa | South Pacific Island | Fatal | 1 |
| 12 May 1984 | De Havilland DHC 6-300 | Tau, Manu'a, Hawaii, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 29 Sep 1984 | De Havilland DHC-6-300 | Houston, Texas, United States | Metroflight, Inc. | No injuries | - |
Other accidents in this area
| Date | Aircraft | Location | Operator | Outcome | Died |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 10 Jan 1985 | Bell 206BIII | Kenai, Alaska, United States | - | Fatal | 1 |
| 25 Jan 1985 | Piper PA-12 | Wasilla, Alaska, United States | - | Fatal | 1 |
| 27 Jan 1985 | Piper PA-31-350 | Savoonga, Alaska, United States | Bering Air | No injuries | - |
| 25 Jan 1985 | Piper PA-18 | Minto, Alaska, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 14 Feb 1985 | Piper PA-31 | Port Heiden, Alaska, United States | - | Fatal | 1 |
| 16 Feb 1985 | Cessna 152 | Elmendorf Afb, Alaska, United States | Elmendorf Aero Club | Minor injuries | - |