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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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