De Havilland DHC-3 N83U

Summary

On 20 September 1986 at about 01:17 local time, a De Havilland DHC-3 registered N83U, operated by Bering Air Service, was involved in an accident near American River, Alaska, United States. 5 people were on board and 2 had minor injuries. The aircraft was substantially damaged. No probable cause statement is available for this record.

Date

20 September 1986 at 01:17

Classification

Accident

Location

American River, Alaska, United States

Coordinates

Not recorded

Aircraft

De Havilland DHC-3

Registration

N83U

Category

Airplane

Engines

1

Operator

Bering Air Service

Operating rule

Part 135: Air Taxi & Commuter

Purpose of flight

Unknown

Phase of flight

Not recorded

Route

Unknown → Nome

Aircraft damage

Substantial

Weather

VMC

Light

Day

NTSB number

ANC86LA160

2 people had minor injuries.

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

AFTER LANDING ON A 1200 FT GRAVEL BAR, THE PLT PACED OFF THE AVAILABLE AREA, ESTIMATED THE LOAD TO PICK UP, THEN LOADED THE ACFT. DUE TO THE X-WIND, HE USED LESS THAN TAKEOFF FLAPS. HE BEGAN TAKING OFF, BUT AFTER LIFT-OFF, THE ACFT 'SEEMED TO HIT A DOWNDRAFT.' THE PLT SELECTED TAKEOFF FLAPS & BEGAN A SLIGHT TURN TO GET MORE ROOM TO CLEAR A 20 FT BANK OF DIRT. HOWEVER, THE ACFT WOULD NOT CLEAR THE BANK. AFTER IMPACT, IT CAME TO REST ON THE TUNDRA & THE OCCUPANTS EXITED THE PLANE.

Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.