Accident
Last updated: 22 May 2013
| Status: | Definitief |
| Datum: | 25 MEI 1979 |
| Tijd: | 20:40 |
| Type: | de Havilland Canada DHC-4A Caribou |
| Luchtvaartmaatschappij: | Sea Airmotive |
| Registratie: | N581PA |
| Constructienummer: | 253 |
| Bouwjaar: | 1967 |
| Bemanning: | slachtoffers: 3 / inzittenden: 3 |
| Passagiers: | slachtoffers: 0 / inzittenden: 0 |
| Totaal: | slachtoffers: 3 / inzittenden: 3 |
| Schade: | Afgeschreven |
| Gevolgen: | Written off (damaged beyond repair) |
| Plaats: | Bullen Point, AK (Verenigde Staten) |
| Fase: | Initiële klim (ICL) |
| Soort vlucht: | Vracht |
| Vliegveld van vertrek: | Bullen Point, AK, Verenigde Staten |
| Deadhorse-Alpine Airstrip, AK (DQH), Verenigde Staten |
The DHC-4 Caribou cargo plane was configured for a STOL departure. During a crosswind turn after takeoff, the crew lost control and crashed in an extreme nose-down attitude. The aircraft came down 1300 feet from the end of the runway and 500 feet left of the extended centerline.
PROBABLE CAUSE:
pilot in command - inadequate preflight preparation and/or planning
pilot in command - failed to follow approved procedures,directives,etc.
miscellaneous acts,conditions - cargo shifted
FACTOR:
personnel - operational supervisory personnel: inadequate ground training-procedures Bronnen:
» NTSB
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This information is not presented as the Flight Safety Foundation or the Aviation Safety Network’s opinion as to the cause of the accident. It is preliminary and is based on the facts as they are known at this time.
