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De Havilland DHC-6 N512AR

1 December 1970 · Prudhoe Bay, Alaska, United States · No injuries

Summary

On 1 December 1970 at about 11:51 local time, a De Havilland DHC-6 registered N512AR, operated by Atlantic Richf, was involved in an accident during the landing phase of flight near Prudhoe Bay, 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 11:51
Classification
Accident
Location
Prudhoe Bay, Alaska, United States
Nearest airport
Prudhoe Bay
Coordinates
Not recorded
Aircraft
De Havilland DHC-6
Registration
N512AR
Category
Fixed-Wing
Engines
2
Operator
Atlantic Richf
Operating rule
Corporate/Executive
Purpose of flight
Dual
Phase of flight
Landing
Route
S → S
Aircraft damage
Substantial
Weather
VMC
Light
Daylight
NTSB number
3-4315

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

STUDENT STARTED GO-AROUND INSTR REDUCED PWR.STUDENT THOUGHT I/P HAD CONTROL.HIT RNWY THRESHOLD.

Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.

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