Volpar H18 N800WA
23 January 1981 · Kenai, Alaska, United States · No injuries
Summary
On 23 January 1981 at about 17:45 local time, a Volpar H18 registered N800WA, operated by Troy Air, was involved in an incident during the takeoff phase of flight near Kenai, Alaska, United States. 3 people were on board and nobody was injured. The aircraft was slightly damaged. No probable cause statement is available for this record.
The record
- Date
- at 17:45
- Classification
- Incident
- Location
- Kenai, Alaska, United States
- Nearest airport
- Kenai
- Coordinates
- Not recorded
- Aircraft
- Volpar H18
- Registration
- N800WA
- Category
- Fixed-Wing
- Engines
- 2
- Operator
- Troy Air
- Operating rule
- Air Taxi Operator
- Purpose of flight
- Air Taxi-Passenger Operations
- Phase of flight
- Takeoff
- Route
- S → Anaktuvuk Pass, Ak
- Aircraft damage
- Minor
- Weather
- VMC
- Light
- Night (Dark)
- NTSB number
- 5-0025
People
Nobody was injured.
| On board | Died | Serious | Minor | Uninjured |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 |
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
LNDG GEAR WALKING BEAM, VOLPAR PN 207, FAILED.
Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.
Other Volpar H18 accidents
| Date | Aircraft | Location | Operator | Outcome | Died |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 20 Jul 1977 | Volpar H18 | Galena, Alaska, United States | Troy Air Servi | No injuries | - |
| 31 Jan 1975 | Volpar H18 | Saginaw, Michigan, United States | Grede Foundrie | No injuries | - |
| 22 Jan 1974 | Volpar H18 | Omaha, Nebraska, United States | Warrender Flyi | No injuries | - |
Other accidents in this area
| Date | Aircraft | Location | Operator | Outcome | Died |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 23 Jan 1981 | Cessna 150 | Ellenville, New York, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 7 Jan 1981 | Aerospatial AS-350 | Garden City, New York, United States | Island Helicop | Minor injuries | - |
| 26 Mar 1981 | Cessna 172 | Payson, Arizona, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 18 Apr 1981 | Cessna 172 | Cullison, Kansas, United States | - | Serious injuries | - |
| 21 Jan 1981 | Cessna 500 | Bluefield, West Virginia, United States | Georgia-Pacifi | Fatal | 5 |
| 16 Jun 1981 | Bell 212 | Angleton, Texas, United States | Houston Helico | Minor injuries | - |