Beechcraft VOLPAR N4847
27 January 1972 · Fort Yukon, Alaska, United States · No injuries
Summary
On 27 January 1972 at about 15:05 local time, a Beechcraft VOLPAR registered N4847, operated by Winship Air SE, was involved in an accident during the landing phase of flight near Fort Yukon, Alaska, United States. 7 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 15:05
- Classification
- Accident
- Location
- Fort Yukon, Alaska, United States
- Nearest airport
- Fin Creek
- Coordinates
- Not recorded
- Aircraft
- Beechcraft VOLPAR
- Registration
- N4847
- Category
- Fixed-Wing
- Engines
- 2
- Operator
- Winship Air SE
- Operating rule
- Air Taxi Operator
- Purpose of flight
- Air Taxi-Passenger Operations
- Phase of flight
- Landing
- Route
- Deadhorse, Alas → S
- Aircraft damage
- Substantial
- Weather
- IMC
- Light
- Daylight
- NTSB number
- 3-2043
People
Nobody was injured.
| On board | Died | Serious | Minor | Uninjured |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 7 |
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
UNIMPROVED ICE STRIP WITH SNOW DRIFTS. GUSTING TO 35K.
Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.
Other Beechcraft VOLPAR accidents
| Date | Aircraft | Location | Operator | Outcome | Died |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 13 Feb 1971 | Beechcraft VOLPAR | Tam Ky, Asia | Air America, In | No injuries | - |
| 8 Dec 1971 | Beechcraft VOLPAR | Grand Island, Nebraska, United States | Ross Aviation | No injuries | - |
Other accidents in this area
| Date | Aircraft | Location | Operator | Outcome | Died |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 20 Feb 1972 | Piper PA-11 | Moberly, Missouri, United States | Tail Draggers | Fatal | 1 |
| 13 Jan 1972 | Piper PA-28R | Paradise, Washington, United States | Sportsman Airp | Fatal | 3 |
| 10 May 1972 | Douglas DC-9 | Atlanta, Georgia, United States | Eastern Air Lines, Inc. | No injuries | - |
| 1 Jul 1972 | Cessna 172K | Maysville, Kentucky, United States | - | Minor injuries | - |
| 3 Oct 1972 | Piper PA-22 | Oxford, Connecticut, United States | Oxford Flying | Minor injuries | - |
| 6 Aug 1972 | Amer Avco AA1A | Atco, New Jersey, United States | - | No injuries | - |