De Havilland DHC-2 N67682

Summary

On 5 July 1983 at about 20:20 local time, a De Havilland DHC-2 registered N67682, operated by International Air Transport, was involved in an accident near Iliamna, 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.

Date

5 July 1983 at 20:20

Classification

Accident

Location

Iliamna, Alaska, United States

Coordinates

59.8506, -154.5593

Aircraft

De Havilland DHC-2

Registration

N67682

Category

Airplane

Engines

1

Operator

International Air Transport

Operating rule

Part 135: Air Taxi & Commuter

Purpose of flight

Unknown

Phase of flight

Not recorded

Route

Anchorage → Unknown

Aircraft damage

Substantial

Weather

VMC

Light

Day

NTSB number

ANC83FA114

Nobody was injured.

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

THE ACFT LANDED SHORT OF THE RWY AND COLLAPSED THE LANDING GEAR. THE PLT SAID THE ACFT ENCOUNTERED A DOWNDRAFT ON SHORT FINAL APPROACH AND THE APPLICATION OF POWER DID NOT PREVENT THE ACFT FROM CONTACTING A 15 INCH BERM ON THE APPROACH END.HE STATED THAT THE MAIN GEAR AND TAIL GEAR SHEARED OFF AND THE ACFT SLID TO A STOP ON ITS BELLY.

Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.