De Havilland DHC-3 N3382
21 November 1978 · Crab Bay, Alaska, United States · No injuries
Summary
On 21 November 1978 at about 09:30 local time, a De Havilland DHC-3 registered N3382, operated by Channel Flying, was involved in an accident during the landing phase of flight near Crab Bay, 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 09:30
- Classification
- Accident
- Location
- Crab Bay, Alaska, United States
- Coordinates
- Not recorded
- Aircraft
- De Havilland DHC-3
- Registration
- N3382
- Category
- Fixed-Wing
- Engines
- 1
- Operator
- Channel Flying
- Operating rule
- Air Taxi Operator
- Purpose of flight
- Air Taxi-Cargo Operations
- Phase of flight
- Landing
- Route
- Juneau, Ak → S
- Aircraft damage
- Substantial
- Weather
- VMC
- Light
- Daylight
- NTSB number
- 3-4298
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
AMPHIBIOUS.
Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.
Other De Havilland DHC-3 accidents
| Date | Aircraft | Location | Operator | Outcome | Died |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 22 Jul 1978 | De Havilland DHC-3 | Kotzebue, Alaska, United States | Maxson Aviatio | No injuries | - |
| 12 Jul 1979 | De Havilland DHC-3 | Arctic Village, Alaska, United States | BUD Wood's | No injuries | - |
| 1 Jul 1979 | De Havilland DHC-3 | Trail Creek, Alaska, United States | Maxson Aviatio | No injuries | - |
| 4 Aug 1977 | De Havilland DHC-3 | Bettles, Alaska, United States | Woods Air Serv | Fatal | 1 |
| 16 Jan 1977 | De Havilland DHC-3 | New Minto, Alaska, United States | Frontier Flyin | No injuries | - |
| 29 Sep 1976 | De Havilland DHC-3 | Eureka, Alaska, United States | - | No injuries | - |
Other accidents in this area
| 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 |