Dehavnd Can DHC-3 N48148
19 October 1979 · Koyuk, Alaska, United States · No injuries
Summary
On 19 October 1979 at about 16:00 local time, a Dehavnd Can DHC-3 registered N48148, operated by Bering Air, Inc, was involved in an accident during the takeoff phase of flight near Koyuk, Alaska, United States. 2 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 16:00
- Classification
- Accident
- Location
- Koyuk, Alaska, United States
- Nearest airport
- Koyuk
- Coordinates
- Not recorded
- Aircraft
- Dehavnd Can DHC-3
- Registration
- N48148
- Category
- Fixed-Wing
- Engines
- 1
- Operator
- Bering Air, Inc
- Operating rule
- Air Taxi Operator
- Purpose of flight
- Air Taxi-Cargo Operations
- Phase of flight
- Takeoff
- Route
- Nome, Ak → Return
- Aircraft damage
- Substantial
- Weather
- VMC
- Light
- Daylight
- NTSB number
- 3-3890
People
Nobody was injured.
| On board | Died | Serious | Minor | Uninjured |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
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
SNOW ON WINGS, TAIL SURFACES.RAN OFF RWY ONTO TUNDRA.
Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.
Other Dehavnd Can DHC-3 accidents
| Date | Aircraft | Location | Operator | Outcome | Died |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 3 Aug 1980 | Dehavnd Can DHC-3 | Togiak, Alaska, United States | Yute Air Alask | Fatal | 2 |
Other accidents in this area
| Date | Aircraft | Location | Operator | Outcome | Died |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 24 Feb 1979 | Cessna 180 | Waunakee, Wisconsin, United States | Anderson Enter | No injuries | - |
| 18 Mar 1979 | Beechcraft P35 | Mormon Mesa, Nevada, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 2 Apr 1979 | Bell 47G2M | Guadalupe, California, United States | R & S Dusters | No injuries | - |
| 18 Apr 1979 | Beechcraft F33A | Goodyear, Arizona, United States | Air Trng Centr | No injuries | - |
| 28 Jul 1979 | Piper PA-28 | Melbourne, Florida, United States | FIT Aviation | No injuries | - |
| 3 Aug 1979 | Piper PA-20 | Red Star, Arkansas, United States | - | No injuries | - |