De Havilland DHC-2 N3791G
2 April 1963 · Savoonga, Alaska, United States · No injuries
Summary
On 2 April 1963 at about 17:30 local time, a De Havilland DHC-2 registered N3791G, operated by Wien Alaska Airlines, Inc., was involved in an accident during in flight near Savoonga, Alaska, United States. 2 people were on board and nobody was injured. The aircraft was substantially damaged. No probable cause statement is available for this record.
The record
- Date
- at 17:30
- Classification
- Accident
- Location
- Savoonga, Alaska, United States
- Nearest airport
- Savoonga
- Coordinates
- Not recorded
- Aircraft
- De Havilland DHC-2
- Registration
- N3791G
- Category
- Fixed-Wing
- Engines
- 1
- Operator
- Wien Alaska Airlines, Inc.
- Phase of flight
- In Flight
- Aircraft damage
- Substantial
- Weather
- VMC
- Light
- Daylight
- NTSB number
- 1-0028
People
Nobody was injured.
| On board | Died | Serious | Minor | Uninjured |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
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
FUEL TANKS CONTAMINATED WITH RUST, SAND, METAL PARTICLES.ACFT FUELED FROM 50 GAL DRUMS.HIT ICE BANK.
Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.
Other De Havilland DHC-2 accidents
| Date | Aircraft | Location | Operator | Outcome | Died |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 22 Mar 1964 | De Havilland DHC-2 | Umiat Alas, Alaska, United States | Wien Alaska Airlines, Inc. | No injuries | - |
| 15 Nov 1965 | De Havilland DHC-2 | Articvillage Alas, Alaska, United States | Wien Alaska Airlines, Inc. | No injuries | - |
| 15 Sep 1967 | De Havilland DHC-2 | Whitewater Lk, Canada | Skubic Brother | Fatal | 5 |
| 30 Nov 1968 | De Havilland DHC-2 | Ketchikan, Alaska, United States | Simpson Air SE | No injuries | - |
| 5 Dec 1968 | De Havilland DHC-2 | Fairbanks, Alaska, United States | Sea Airmotive | No injuries | - |
| 10 Nov 1969 | De Havilland DHC-2 | Barrow, Alaska, United States | Interior Air T | No injuries | - |
Other accidents in this area
| Date | Aircraft | Location | Operator | Outcome | Died |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 13 Jan 1963 | Douglas DC-7 | Memphis, Tennessee, United States | Delta Air Lines, Inc. | Fatal | 1 |
| 29 Jan 1963 | Vickers 810 | Kansas City, Missouri, United States | Continental Air Lines, Inc. | Fatal | 8 |
| 3 Feb 1963 | Lockheed 1049H | San Francisco, California, United States | Slick Airways, Inc. | Fatal | 4 |
| 16 Feb 1963 | Curtiss-Wrt C-46F | Puyallup, Washington, United States | Zantop Air Transport | Serious injuries | - |
| 17 Jan 1963 | Fairchild F-27 | Salt Lake City, Utah, United States | West Coast Airlines, Inc. | Fatal | 3 |
| 12 Feb 1963 | Boeing 720B | Miami, Florida, United States | Northwest Airlines, Inc. | Fatal | 43 |