Pilatus PC-6 N348FH

20 May 1973 · Anchorage, Alaska, United States · Serious injuries

Summary

On 20 May 1973 at about 06:30 local time, a Pilatus PC-6 registered N348FH, operated by Alaska Airguid, was involved in an accident during the takeoff phase of flight near Anchorage, Alaska, United States. 2 people were on board and one was seriously injured, one had minor injuries. The aircraft was substantially damaged. No probable cause statement is available for this record.

The record

Date: 20 May 1973 at 06:30
Classification: Accident
Location: Anchorage, Alaska, United States
Nearest airport: Lake Hood Strip
Coordinates: Not recorded
Aircraft: Pilatus PC-6
Registration: N348FH
Category: Fixed-Wing
Engines: 1
Operator: Alaska Airguid
Operating rule: Fixed Base Operator
Purpose of flight: Business
Phase of flight: Takeoff
Route: S → Local
Aircraft damage: Substantial
Weather: VMC
Light: Daylight
NTSB number: 3-2229

People

1 person was seriously injured.

On board	Died	Serious	Minor	Uninjured
2	0	1	1	0

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.

No coordinates. The source record does not contain a latitude and longitude, so this accident cannot be shown on the map. Everything else about it is on this page.

Source

NTSB record 3-2229, from the public aviation accident database.

Records from before 1982 are not in the NTSB's online investigation search. The full dataset can be downloaded from data.ntsb.gov/avdata.

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Other Pilatus PC-6 accidents

Date	Aircraft	Location	Operator	Outcome	Died
19 Apr 1972	Pilatus PC-6 N3602R	Deadhorse, Alaska, United States no coordinates	Jims Flying SE	No injuries	-
1 May 1974	Pilatus PC-6 N3603R	Kotzebue, Alaska, United States no coordinates	LEE Air Servic	No injuries	-
9 Jul 1974	Pilatus PC-6 N351FH	Mt Baldy, Arizona, United States no coordinates	INT Mt Air SVC	No injuries	-
11 Apr 1972	Pilatus PC-6 N4912	Nome, Alaska, United States no coordinates	Munz Northern	No injuries	-
22 Feb 1971	Pilatus PC-6 N3603R	Anchorage, Alaska, United States no coordinates	Polar Airways	No injuries	-
4 May 1971	Pilatus PC-6 N4911	Iliamna, Alaska, United States no coordinates	Alaska Air GUI	No injuries	-

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