De Havilland DHC-6 N512AR
31 March 1972 · Prudhoe Bay, Alaska, United States · No injuries
Summary
On 31 March 1972 at about 07:20 local time, a De Havilland DHC-6 registered N512AR, operated by Atlantic Richf, was involved in an accident during the takeoff phase of flight near Prudhoe Bay, 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 07:20
- Classification
- Accident
- Location
- Prudhoe Bay, Alaska, United States
- Nearest airport
- Atlantic-Richfiel
- 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
- Corporate/Executive
- Phase of flight
- Takeoff
- Route
- S → Local
- Aircraft damage
- Substantial
- Weather
- VMC
- Light
- Daylight
- NTSB number
- 3-0964
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
ACFT RAN OFF LFT SIDE OF RWY.
Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.
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| Date | Aircraft | Location | Operator | Outcome | Died |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 25 Jul 1972 | De Havilland DHC-6 | Tha Tam Blng, Asia | Air America, I* | Fatal | 3 |
| 6 Feb 1972 | De Havilland DHC-6 | Bouam Long, Asia | Air America, I* | No injuries | - |
| 29 Jun 1972 | De Havilland DHC-6 | Appleton, Wisconsin, United States | Air Wisconsin | Fatal | 13 |
| 15 Feb 1973 | De Havilland DHC-6 | Ogdensburg, New York, United States | Air North, Inc. | No injuries | - |
| 16 Jul 1973 | De Havilland DHC-6 | Dhahran, Asia | Aramco | Minor injuries | - |
| 9 Jul 1971 | De Havilland DHC-6 | Miami, Florida, United States | MacKey Intern* | No injuries | - |
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| 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 | - |