Dehavnd Can DHC-6 N8061V
3 December 1979 · Nome, Alaska, United States · Fatal
Summary
On 3 December 1979, a Dehavnd Can DHC-6 registered N8061V, operated by Evergreen Heli, was involved in an accident during in flight near Nome, Alaska, United States. 4 people were on board and 4 died. The aircraft was destroyed. No probable cause statement is available for this record.
The record
- Date
- Classification
- Accident
- Location
- Nome, Alaska, United States
- Coordinates
- Not recorded
- Aircraft
- Dehavnd Can DHC-6
- Registration
- N8061V
- Category
- Fixed-Wing
- Engines
- 2
- Operator
- Evergreen Heli
- Operating rule
- Air Taxi Operator
- Purpose of flight
- Air Taxi-Passenger Operations
- Phase of flight
- In Flight
- Route
- Nome, Ak → Return
- Aircraft damage
- Destroyed
- Light
- Night (Dark)
- NTSB number
- 3-3898
People
4 people died.
| On board | Died | Serious | Minor | Uninjured |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 4 | 4 | 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
RCVY DATE 2/10/80.TELEWRITER TRANS WX FM NWS TO FSS OTS.SPEC OBS TAKEN 0829, TRANS TO PLT AFT TKOF.
Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.
Other Dehavnd Can DHC-6 accidents
| Date | Aircraft | Location | Operator | Outcome | Died |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 5 Jan 1978 | Dehavnd Can DHC-6 | Leadville, Colorado, United States | Rocky Mt.awys. | No injuries | - |
| 22 Jan 1980 | Dehavnd Can DHC-6 | Kenai, Alaska, United States | Alaska Aerona | Minor injuries | - |
| 13 Oct 1978 | Dehavnd Can DHC-6 | Barrow, Alaska, United States | Arctic Guide A | Fatal | 1 |
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 | - |