De Havilland DHC-3 N98T
2 November 1973 · Eek, Alaska, United States · No injuries
Summary
On 2 November 1973 at about 10:20 local time, a De Havilland DHC-3 registered N98T, operated by Sea-Airmotive*, was involved in an accident during the landing phase of flight near Eek, Alaska, United States. One person was on board and nobody was injured. The aircraft was substantially damaged. No probable cause statement is available for this record.
The record
- Date
- at 10:20
- Classification
- Accident
- Location
- Eek, Alaska, United States
- Nearest airport
- Eek
- Coordinates
- Not recorded
- Aircraft
- De Havilland DHC-3
- Registration
- N98T
- Category
- Fixed-Wing
- Engines
- 1
- Operator
- Sea-Airmotive*
- Operating rule
- Air Taxi Operator
- Purpose of flight
- Air Taxi-Cargo Operations
- Phase of flight
- Landing
- Route
- Bethel, Alas → S
- Aircraft damage
- Substantial
- Weather
- VMC
- Light
- Daylight
- NTSB number
- 3-3093
People
Nobody was injured.
| On board | Died | Serious | Minor | Uninjured |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
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
SLID OFF MUDDY RWY. GUSTING TO 15K.
Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.
Other De Havilland DHC-3 accidents
| Date | Aircraft | Location | Operator | Outcome | Died |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 6 Aug 1974 | De Havilland DHC-3 | Bethel, Alaska, United States | Sea Airmotive* | No injuries | - |
| 23 Sep 1975 | De Havilland DHC-3 | Kuskokwim Rvr, Alaska, United States | Fairbank Flyin | No injuries | - |
| 31 Jul 1975 | De Havilland DHC-3 | Hawk Inlet, Alaska, United States | Channel Flying | No injuries | - |
| 4 Sep 1975 | De Havilland DHC-3 | Auburn, Washington, United States | Auburn Adventi | No injuries | - |
| 21 May 1975 | De Havilland DHC-3 | Anchorage, Alaska, United States | Woods Air Serv | Fatal | 1 |
| 15 May 1975 | De Havilland DHC-3 | Honolulu, Hawaii, United States | Horizon Air S* | No injuries | - |
Other accidents in this area
| Date | Aircraft | Location | Operator | Outcome | Died |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2 Jan 1973 | Cessna 150J | No.olmstead, Ohio, United States | Ortner Air SER | No injuries | - |
| 26 Mar 1973 | Cessna 180 | Chickasha, Oklahoma, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 8 Mar 1973 | Cessna 210H | Flagler Beach, Florida, United States | Asphalt Produc | Fatal | 1 |
| 14 Apr 1973 | Cessna 172 | Bristol, Wisconsin, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 24 May 1973 | Cessna 150F | Albuquerque, New Mexico, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 25 Mar 1973 | Lake LA-4 | Key West, Florida, United States | US Dept of INT | No injuries | - |