De Havilland DHC-6 N2711N

Summary

On 6 September 1969 at about 01:35 local time, a De Havilland DHC-6 registered N2711N, operated by Interior Airwa, was involved in an accident during in flight near Sagwon, Alaska, United States. 2 people were on board and 2 died. The aircraft was destroyed. No probable cause statement is available for this record.

Date

6 September 1969 at 01:35

Classification

Accident

Location

Sagwon, Alaska, United States

Nearest airport

Sagwon

Coordinates

Not recorded

Aircraft

De Havilland DHC-6

Registration

N2711N

Category

Fixed-Wing

Engines

2

Operator

Interior Airwa

Operating rule

Air Taxi Operator

Purpose of flight

Air Taxi-Cargo Operations

Phase of flight

In Flight

Route

Fairbanks, Alas → S

Aircraft damage

Destroyed

Weather

VMC

Light

Night (Dark)

NTSB number

3-2720

2 people died.

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.

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CLD BASE IN ACDNT AREA RAGD 175FT.ACFT STRUCK GND IN APRX 30DEG BANK, NEAR LVL PITCH ATTITUDE.

Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.