Dornier DO-28D N21AS
2 April 1978 · Bethel, Alaska, United States · Fatal
Summary
On 2 April 1978 at about 16:26 local time, a Dornier DO-28D registered N21AS, operated by Bush Air, Inc., was involved in an accident during the landing phase of flight near Bethel, Alaska, United States. 2 people were on board and 2 died. The aircraft was destroyed. No probable cause statement is available for this record.
The record
- Date
- at 16:26
- Classification
- Accident
- Location
- Bethel, Alaska, United States
- Nearest airport
- Ice Rwy-River
- Coordinates
- Not recorded
- Aircraft
- Dornier DO-28D
- Registration
- N21AS
- Category
- Fixed-Wing
- Engines
- 2
- Operator
- Bush Air, Inc.
- Operating rule
- Air Taxi Operator
- Purpose of flight
- Ferry
- Phase of flight
- Landing
- Route
- S → Kuskokwim River, Ak
- Aircraft damage
- Destroyed
- Weather
- VMC
- Light
- Daylight
- NTSB number
- 3-4367
People
2 people died.
| On board | Died | Serious | Minor | Uninjured |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2 | 2 | 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.
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| Date | Aircraft | Location | Operator | Outcome | Died |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 3 Apr 1974 | Dornier DO-28D | Elim, Alaska, United States | Munz Northern* | No injuries | - |
| 3 Mar 1969 | Dornier DO-28D | Baltimore, Maryland, United States | Washington Ai* | No injuries | - |
| 23 Apr 1969 | Dornier DO-28D | Baltimore, Maryland, United States | Washington Ai* | No injuries | - |
| 6 Dec 1968 | Dornier DO-28D | Sonderborg, Other-Foreign Countries | Butler Aviatio | Fatal | 1 |
| 9 Sep 2000 | Dornier DO-28D-2 | Manta, Ecuador | Misiones Salesianas de Oriente | Fatal | 1 |
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| Date | Aircraft | Location | Operator | Outcome | Died |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 14 Apr 1978 | Cessna 150L | Hallandale, Mississippi, United States | Boardman Aviat | Serious injuries | - |
| 3 Jun 1978 | Cessna 310Q | Destin, Florida, United States | Araguel Sander | No injuries | - |
| 29 Apr 1978 | Beechcraft S-35 | Audubon, Iowa, United States | - | Fatal | 5 |
| 29 May 1978 | Piper PA-23 | Longdale, Oklahoma, United States | - | Fatal | 1 |
| 11 Aug 1978 | Bell 47G4A | New Rochelle, New York, United States | Island Helicop | No injuries | - |
| 23 Apr 1978 | Piper PA-31 | Arlington, Indiana, United States | - | Fatal | 9 |