Volpar 18 N357V
1 October 1974 · Lupine, Alaska, United States · Fatal
Summary
On 1 October 1974 at about 21:40 local time, a Volpar 18 registered N357V, operated by Winship Air SE, was involved in an accident during in flight near Lupine, Alaska, United States. 6 people were on board and 6 died. The aircraft was destroyed. No probable cause statement is available for this record.
The record
- Date
- at 21:40
- Classification
- Accident
- Location
- Lupine, Alaska, United States
- Nearest airport
- Lupine Strip
- Coordinates
- Not recorded
- Aircraft
- Volpar 18
- Registration
- N357V
- Category
- Fixed-Wing
- Engines
- 2
- Operator
- Winship Air SE
- Operating rule
- Air Taxi Operator
- Purpose of flight
- Air Taxi-Passenger Operations
- Phase of flight
- In Flight
- Route
- Fairbanks, Alas → S
- Aircraft damage
- Destroyed
- Weather
- IMC
- Light
- Night (Dark)
- NTSB number
- 3-3749
People
6 people died.
| On board | Died | Serious | Minor | Uninjured |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 6 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 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.
Read the full NTSB narrative
WEA WAS GIVEN VIA RADIO BY OIL COMPANY RADIO OPR.VFR OPN ONLY STRIP.OVR MAX TKOF & LDG WT.
Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.
Other Volpar 18 accidents
| Date | Aircraft | Location | Operator | Outcome | Died |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 23 Feb 1975 | Volpar 18 | Fairbanks, Alaska, United States | Fairbanks Flig | No injuries | - |
| 13 Feb 1975 | Volpar 18 | San Jose, California, United States | Valley Airlin* | No injuries | - |
Other accidents in this area
| Date | Aircraft | Location | Operator | Outcome | Died |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 10 Jan 1974 | Aeronca 7BCM | Arboles, Colorado, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 28 Feb 1974 | Piper PA-18 | Joliet, Illinois, United States | Joliet Municip | No injuries | - |
| 23 Feb 1974 | Cessna 172 | Ely, Minnesota, United States | Wilderness WIN | No injuries | - |
| 23 Apr 1974 | Bell 47G-2 | Seward, Alaska, United States | Heli-Lift, Inc | Minor injuries | - |
| 7 May 1974 | Sikorsky S55B | Kaneohe, Hawaii, United States | Rotorlift Inc | No injuries | - |
| 4 May 1974 | Cessna 206 | Miami, Florida, United States | - | No injuries | - |