Dornier DO-27 N777AX
6 July 1987 · White Mountain, Alaska, United States · No injuries
Summary
On 6 July 1987 at about 17:00 local time, a Dornier DO-27 registered N777AX was involved in an accident near White Mountain, 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 17:00
- Classification
- Accident
- Location
- White Mountain, Alaska, United States
- Coordinates
- 64.6806, -163.4095
- Aircraft
- Dornier DO-27
- Registration
- N777AX
- Category
- Airplane
- Engines
- 1
- Operator
- Not recorded
- Operating rule
- Part 91: General Aviation
- Purpose of flight
- Personal
- Phase of flight
- Not recorded
- Route
- Omilak → Unknown
- Aircraft damage
- Substantial
- Weather
- VMC
- Light
- Day
- NTSB number
- ANC87LA091
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
THE PILOT STATED THAT WHILE CRUISING AT 2000 FEET MSL THE ENGINE STARTED TO RUN ROUGH. HE MADE AN EMERGENCY LANDING ON THE TUNDRA. EXAMINATION OF THE ENGINE REVEALED THE NUMBER ONE AND NUMBER TWO CYLINDERS BROKE AND SEPARATED IN FLIGHT.
Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.
Other Dornier DO-27 accidents
| Date | Aircraft | Location | Operator | Outcome | Died |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 22 Jul 2012 | Dornier DO 27 B5 | Jackson Hole, Wyoming, United States | Martini LUC J.r. | No injuries | - |
Other accidents in this area
| Date | Aircraft | Location | Operator | Outcome | Died |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 7 Sep 1987 | Piper PA-18 | Gold King, Alaska, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 14 Sep 1987 | Taylorcraft F-19 | Kuskatan River, Alaska, United States | RAY Tressler | Serious injuries | - |
| 14 Sep 1987 | Aeronca 7AC | Island Lake, Alaska, United States | Ronald L. Williams | Minor injuries | - |
| 5 Sep 1987 | Champion 7ECA | Salcha, Alaska, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 14 Sep 1987 | Piper PA-18-150 | Stoney River, Alaska, United States | William J. Dunbar | No injuries | - |
| 16 Sep 1987 | Piper PA-18A | Windy Ridge, Alaska, United States | Larry W. Hedgpeth | Serious injuries | - |