De Havilland DHC-3 N565TA
28 April 2008 · Talkeetna, Alaska, United States · No injuries
Summary
On 28 April 2008 at about 21:30 local time, a De Havilland DHC-3 registered N565TA, operated by Talkeetna Air Taxi Inc, was involved in an accident near Talkeetna, Alaska, United States. 8 people were on board and nobody was injured. The aircraft was substantially damaged. The NTSB has published a probable cause for this accident; it is quoted in full below.
The record
- Date
- at 21:30
- Classification
- Accident
- Location
- Talkeetna, Alaska, United States
- Coordinates
- 62.7500, -151.8333
- Aircraft
- De Havilland DHC-3
- Registration
- N565TA
- Category
- Airplane
- Engines
- 1
- Operator
- Talkeetna Air Taxi Inc
- Operating rule
- Part 135: Air Taxi & Commuter
- Phase of flight
- Not recorded
- Route
- Talkeetna → Unknown
- Aircraft damage
- Substantial
- Weather
- VMC
- Light
- Day
- NTSB number
- ANC08CA065
People
Nobody was injured.
| On board | Died | Serious | Minor | Uninjured |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 8 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 8 |
Probable cause
The pilot's selection of an unsuitable landing site, which resulted in an overload failure of the tail ski assembly during the landing roll.
Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record. This site does not paraphrase or interpret it.
Read the full NTSB narrative
The commercial pilot related that he was transporting mountain climbers to a remote mountain glacier, and was landing the wheel-ski-equipped airplane in deep snow. During the landing roll, he said he felt a slight bump, and stopped the airplane. Inspection disclosed that the tail ski had become buried in deep snow during a turn, breaking the tail ski attachment bracket, which resulted in the ski puncturing the lower fuselage and damaging a structural bulkhead. The pilot stated that there were no preaccident mechanical problems with the airplane.
Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.
Other De Havilland DHC-3 accidents
| Date | Aircraft | Location | Operator | Outcome | Died |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 22 Jul 2008 | De Havilland DHC-3 | Iliamna, Alaska, United States | Rainbow King Lodge Inc | No injuries | - |
| 31 Jul 2006 | De Havilland DHC-3 | Juneau, Alaska, United States | Ward Air Inc | Serious injuries | - |
| 2 Sep 2006 | De Havilland DHC-3 | Wainwright, Alaska, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 9 Aug 2010 | De Havilland DHC-3 | Aleknagik, Alaska, United States | General Communication Corporation (GCI) | Fatal | 5 |
| 28 Jul 2005 | De Havilland DHC-3 | Ketchikan, Alaska, United States | Promech Inc. | Serious injuries | - |
| 28 Aug 2004 | De Havilland DHC-3 | McGrath, Alaska, United States | Exousia Inc. | Fatal | 1 |
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|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 3 Oct 2008 | Antonovich Anton B CHALLENGER II | Chugiak, Alaska, United States | Richard H. Roiland | Fatal | 1 |
| 8 Oct 2008 | Cessna 208B | Bethel, Alaska, United States | Grant Aviation Inc. | Minor injuries | - |
| 5 Jan 2008 | Piper PA-31-350 | Kodiak, Alaska, United States | Servant Air, Inc. | Fatal | 6 |
| 9 Oct 2008 | Cessna A185F | Kenai, Alaska, United States | Alaska Department of Public Safety | No injuries | - |
| 10 May 2008 | Cessna 172 | Chugiak, Alaska, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 29 Jul 2008 | Saab-Scania Ab (Saab) SAAB 340B | Anchorage, Alaska, United States | Peninsula Airways Inc | No injuries | - |