De Havilland DHC-4A N539Y

Summary

On 20 March 1986 at about 17:30 local time, a De Havilland DHC-4A registered N539Y was involved in an accident near Lime Village, Alaska, United States. 2 people were on board and 2 died. The aircraft was destroyed. No probable cause statement is available for this record.

Date

20 March 1986 at 17:30

Classification

Accident

Location

Lime Village, Alaska, United States

Nearest airport

Lime Village (23AK)

Coordinates

Not recorded

Aircraft

De Havilland DHC-4A

Registration

N539Y

Category

Airplane

Engines

2

Operator

Not recorded

Operating rule

Part 91F: Special Flt Ops.

Purpose of flight

Business

Phase of flight

Not recorded

Route

Palmer → Lime Village

Aircraft damage

Destroyed

Weather

VMC

Light

Day

NTSB number

ANC86FA037

2 people died.

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

WITNESSES OBSERVED THE ACFT ON FINAL APPROACH WITH ITS GEAR DOWN THEN THE NOSE PITCHED UP. THE ACFT ROLLED LEFT AND CRASHED INTO TREES. THE ACFT'S COCKPIT, CABIN, ENGINE NACELLES, CARGO AND PORTIONS OF THE WINGS WERE DESTROYED BY POST-IMPACT FIRE. POST ACCIDENT EXAMINATION OF THE ACFT REVEALED THE LANDING GEAR WAS IN THE UP AND LOCKED POSITION AND THE FLAPS WERE AT 30 DEGREES. THIS IS CONSISTENT WITH A GO-AROUND CONFIGURATION. NO MECHANICAL MALFUNCTION/FAILURE COULDBE DETERMINED. THE ACFT HAD A RESTRICTED CATEGORY AIRWORTHINESS CERTIFICATE. THE CARGO AREA CONTAINED TWO FUEL TANKS ANDASSORTED ITEMS (OIL STOVE, TOOLS, 55 GALLON DRUM AND HOSES).THE PILOT WAS TYPE RATED IN THIS AIRCRAFT. THE RWY LENGTH LISTED IN THE ALASKA SUPPLEMENT WAS 1000 FT LONGER THAN THE ACTUAL RWY LENGTH. THE RUNWAY WAS GLAZED WITH ICE.

Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.