Douglas DC-3C N91016
29 May 1965 · Nikolski Alas, Alaska, United States · No injuries
Summary
On 29 May 1965 at about 09:25 local time, a Douglas DC-3C registered N91016, operated by Reeve Aleutian Airways, Inc., was involved in an accident during the takeoff phase of flight near Nikolski Alas, Alaska, United States. 5 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 09:25
- Classification
- Accident
- Location
- Nikolski Alas, Alaska, United States
- Nearest airport
- Nikolski Usaf
- Coordinates
- Not recorded
- Aircraft
- Douglas DC-3C
- Registration
- N91016
- Category
- Fixed-Wing
- Engines
- 2
- Operator
- Reeve Aleutian Airways, Inc.
- Phase of flight
- Takeoff
- Aircraft damage
- Substantial
- Weather
- VMC
- Light
- Daylight
- NTSB number
- 1-0017
People
Nobody was injured.
| On board | Died | Serious | Minor | Uninjured |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 |
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
SUDDEN WIND GUST CAUSED PREMATURE LIFT OFF AND STALL PILOT ESTIMATED GUST AT LEAST 28 KTS X WIND
Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.
Other Douglas DC-3C accidents
| Date | Aircraft | Location | Operator | Outcome | Died |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 12 Mar 1964 | Douglas DC-3C | Miles City Mont, Montana, United States | Frontier Airlines, Inc. | Fatal | 5 |
| 21 Dec 1967 | Douglas DC-3C | Denver, Colorado, United States | Frontier Airlines, Inc. | Fatal | 2 |
| 17 Jan 1967 | Douglas DC-3C | McGrath, Alaska, United States | Federal Aviati | Serious injuries | - |
| 24 Jan 1963 | Douglas DC-3C | Honolulu, Hawaii, United States | Aloha Airlines, Inc. | No injuries | - |
| 24 Mar 1967 | Douglas DC-3C | Merced, California, United States | Amerine Turkey | Minor injuries | - |
| 3 Aug 1968 | Douglas DC-3C | Walls, Mississippi, United States | Jack Adams ACF | No injuries | - |
Other accidents in this area
| Date | Aircraft | Location | Operator | Outcome | Died |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 26 Jul 1965 | Hughes 269A-1 | Lynch Ky, Kentucky, United States | Rotairport, Inc | No injuries | - |
| 31 Oct 1965 | Cessna 195B | Imnaha Oreg, Oregon, United States | - | Serious injuries | - |
| 5 Nov 1965 | Bell 204B | Georgetown Colo, Colorado, United States | Whirl-Wide HEL | Minor injuries | - |
| 27 Jan 1965 | Piper PA28 | San Jose Calif, California, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 7 Mar 1965 | Navion B | Englewood Fla, Florida, United States | - | Minor injuries | - |
| 6 Apr 1965 | Boeing A75N1 | Mesa Ariz, Arizona, United States | - | No injuries | - |