Pilatus PC-6 N4912
11 April 1972 · Nome, Alaska, United States · No injuries
Summary
On 11 April 1972 at about 12:03 local time, a Pilatus PC-6 registered N4912, operated by Munz Northern, was involved in an accident during the landing phase of flight near Nome, Alaska, United States. 3 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 12:03
- Classification
- Accident
- Location
- Nome, Alaska, United States
- Coordinates
- Not recorded
- Aircraft
- Pilatus PC-6
- Registration
- N4912
- Category
- Fixed-Wing
- Engines
- 1
- Operator
- Munz Northern
- Operating rule
- Air Taxi Operator
- Purpose of flight
- Air Taxi-Passenger Operations
- Phase of flight
- Landing
- Route
- Nome, Alas → Teller, Alas
- Aircraft damage
- Substantial
- Weather
- VMC
- Light
- Daylight
- NTSB number
- 3-2957
People
Nobody was injured.
| On board | Died | Serious | Minor | Uninjured |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 |
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
HIT HARD SNOW DRIFT UNSEEN DUE FLAT LIGHTING COND ASSOCIATED W TRUE ARCTIC WHITEOUT COND
Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.
Other Pilatus PC-6 accidents
| Date | Aircraft | Location | Operator | Outcome | Died |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 19 Apr 1972 | Pilatus PC-6 | Deadhorse, Alaska, United States | Jims Flying SE | No injuries | - |
| 20 May 1973 | Pilatus PC-6 | Anchorage, Alaska, United States | Alaska Airguid | 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 | - |
| 1 May 1974 | Pilatus PC-6 | Kotzebue, Alaska, United States | LEE Air Servic | No injuries | - |
| 9 Jul 1974 | Pilatus PC-6 | Mt Baldy, Arizona, United States | INT Mt Air SVC | 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 | - |