Accident
Last updated: 25 May 2013
| Status: | Schlussbericht |
| Datum: | 23 SEP 2011 |
| Zeit: | 19:30 |
| Flugzeugtyp: | de Havilland Canada DHC-3T Texas Turbine Otter |
| Fluggesellschaft: | Servant Air |
| Kennzeichen: | N361TT |
| Werknummer: | 361 |
| Baujahr: | 1952 |
| Triebwerk: | 1 Garrett TPE331 |
| Besatzung: | Todesopfer: 1 / Insassen: 1 |
| Fluggäste: | Todesopfer: 0 / Insassen: 2 |
| Gesamt: | Todesopfer: 1 / Insassen: 3 |
| Sachschaden: | Zerstört |
| Konsequenzen: | Written off (damaged beyond repair) |
| Unfallort: | nahe Heitman Lake, AK (USA)
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| Flugphase: | Annäherung (APR) |
| Betriebsart: | Inländischer außerplanmäßiger Passagierflug |
| Flug von: | Old Harbor Airport, AK (OLH), USA |
| Kodiak Airport, AK (ADQ/PADQ), USA |
A de Havilland Canada DHC-3 Otter (Garrett TPE-331 powered Texas Turbine conversion) sustained substantial damage in an accident near Heitman Lake, near Mile 14 of the Chiniak Highway, Kalsin Bay, AK, six miles south of Kodiak, AK. The pilot was killed and the two passengers suffered serious injuries.
The airplane struck a tree and terrain during a go-around at Heitman Lake.
PROBABLE CAUSE: "The pilot’s failure to maintain clearance from a tree during a low altitude maneuver and his failure to maintain control of the airplane. Contributing to the accident was the pilot’s use of over-the-counter sedating medications." Informationsquelle:
» AK plane crash: pilot dead, 2 injured (Anchorage Daily News, 23-9-2011)
» NTSB
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This map shows the airport of departure and the intended destination of the flight. The line between the airports does not display the exact flight path.
Distance from Old Harbor Airport, AK to Kodiak Airport, AK as the crow flies is 75 km (47 miles).
Distance from Old Harbor Airport, AK to Kodiak Airport, AK as the crow flies is 75 km (47 miles).
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.
