Aviation Crash Map

De Havilland DHC-2 N4478

10 November 1969 · Barrow, Alaska, United States · No injuries

Summary

On 10 November 1969 at about 16:35 local time, a De Havilland DHC-2 registered N4478, operated by Interior Air T, was involved in an accident during the landing phase of flight near Barrow, Alaska, United States. One person was on board and nobody was injured. The aircraft was substantially damaged. No probable cause statement is available for this record.

The record

Date
at 16:35
Classification
Accident
Location
Barrow, Alaska, United States
Nearest airport
Pt.mcintyre
Coordinates
Not recorded
Aircraft
De Havilland DHC-2
Registration
N4478
Category
Fixed-Wing
Engines
1
Operator
Interior Air T
Operating rule
Air Taxi Operator
Purpose of flight
Air Taxi-Cargo Operations
Phase of flight
Landing
Route
Sagwon, Alas → S
Aircraft damage
Substantial
Weather
VMC
Light
Night (Dark)
NTSB number
3-3154

People

Nobody was injured.

On board Died Serious Minor Uninjured
1 0 0 0 1

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

PLT BLINDED BY FLASHING STROBE LT. SHORT RWY.

Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.

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