Pilatus PC-6 N4911
20 May 1969 · Dead Horse, Alaska, United States · No injuries
Summary
On 20 May 1969 at about 11:00 local time, a Pilatus PC-6 registered N4911, operated by Alaska Air GUI, was involved in an accident during the landing phase of flight near Dead Horse, Alaska, United States. 4 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 11:00
- Classification
- Accident
- Location
- Dead Horse, Alaska, United States
- Nearest airport
- Dead Horse
- Coordinates
- Not recorded
- Aircraft
- Pilatus PC-6
- Registration
- N4911
- Category
- Fixed-Wing
- Engines
- 1
- Operator
- Alaska Air GUI
- Operating rule
- Air Taxi Operator
- Purpose of flight
- Air Taxi-Passenger Operations
- Phase of flight
- Landing
- Aircraft damage
- Substantial
- Weather
- VMC
- Light
- Daylight
- NTSB number
- 3-1055
People
Nobody was injured.
| On board | Died | Serious | Minor | Uninjured |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 |
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
L WHEEL FROZEN DUE TO TAXIING THROUGH FREEZING SLUSH.TEMP 25 DEG.
Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.
Other Pilatus PC-6 accidents
| Date | Aircraft | Location | Operator | Outcome | Died |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 31 Dec 1969 | Pilatus PC-6 | Saigon, Asia | Air America In | Serious injuries | - |
| 22 Feb 1971 | Pilatus PC-6 | Anchorage, Alaska, United States | Polar Airways | No injuries | - |
| 4 May 1971 | Pilatus PC-6 | Iliamna, Alaska, United States | Alaska Air GUI | No injuries | - |
| 19 Apr 1972 | Pilatus PC-6 | Deadhorse, Alaska, United States | Jims Flying SE | No injuries | - |
| 11 Apr 1972 | Pilatus PC-6 | Nome, Alaska, United States | Munz Northern | No injuries | - |
| 20 May 1973 | Pilatus PC-6 | Anchorage, Alaska, United States | Alaska Airguid | Serious injuries | - |
Other accidents in this area
| Date | Aircraft | Location | Operator | Outcome | Died |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2 Feb 1969 | Piper PA-28 | Lacosta Is, Florida, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 1 Mar 1969 | Cessna 310 | Orlando, Florida, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 15 Mar 1969 | Luscombe 8A | Sedalia, Colorado, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 22 Apr 1969 | Beechcraft H35 | Union Lake, Michigan, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 23 Mar 1969 | Piper PA-22 | Midlothian, Illinois, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 30 May 1969 | Taylr Titch M-3 | Watkins, Colorado, United States | - | Fatal | 1 |