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De Havilland DHC-2 N88768

30 August 1973 · Skwentna, Alaska, United States · No injuries

Summary

On 30 August 1973 at about 18:00 local time, a De Havilland DHC-2 registered N88768, operated by FT Richardson, was involved in an accident during the landing phase of flight near Skwentna, 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 18:00
Classification
Accident
Location
Skwentna, Alaska, United States
Coordinates
Not recorded
Aircraft
De Havilland DHC-2
Registration
N88768
Category
Fixed-Wing
Engines
1
Operator
FT Richardson
Operating rule
Flying Club (Military)
Purpose of flight
Pleasure
Phase of flight
Landing
Route
Ft Richardson, Alas → S
Aircraft damage
Substantial
Weather
VMC
Light
Daylight
NTSB number
3-3001

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 HIT A ROCK.

Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.

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