De Havilland DHC-2 N3129S
21 August 1983 · Iliamna, Alaska, United States · Serious injuries
Summary
On 21 August 1983 at about 00:30 local time, a De Havilland DHC-2 registered N3129S was involved in an accident near Iliamna, Alaska, United States. 5 people were on board and 2 were seriously injured, 3 had minor injuries. The aircraft was destroyed. No probable cause statement is available for this record.
The record
- Date
- at 00:30
- Classification
- Accident
- Location
- Iliamna, Alaska, United States
- Coordinates
- 59.8500, -154.5600
- Aircraft
- De Havilland DHC-2
- Registration
- N3129S
- Category
- Airplane
- Engines
- 1
- Operator
- Not recorded
- Operating rule
- Part 135: Air Taxi & Commuter
- Purpose of flight
- Unknown
- Phase of flight
- Not recorded
- Route
- Anchorage → Unknown
- Aircraft damage
- Destroyed
- Weather
- VMC
- Light
- Day
- NTSB number
- ANC83LA151
People
2 people were seriously injured.
| On board | Died | Serious | Minor | Uninjured |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 5 | 0 | 2 | 3 | 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
THE ACFT GOT INTO A DOWNDRAFT AND COLLIDED WITH HILLY TERRAIN. THE PILOT STATED THAT HE WAS SPOTTING CARIBOU AND SETTLED INTO THE SIDE OF A HILL. ACCORDING TO THE PASSENGERS THE ACFT WAS ABOUT 300 FT AGL PRIOR TO THE DESCENT TO GROUND CONTACT.
Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.
Other De Havilland DHC-2 accidents
| Date | Aircraft | Location | Operator | Outcome | Died |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 Sep 1983 | De Havilland DHC-2, MK-1 | Barrow, Alaska, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 9 Sep 1983 | De Havilland DHC-2 | Port Alsworth, Alaska, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 5 Jul 1983 | De Havilland DHC-2 | Iliamna, Alaska, United States | International Air Transport | No injuries | - |
| 5 Nov 1983 | De Havilland DHC-2 | Challis, Idaho, United States | Air Unlimited | Fatal | 4 |
| 9 Dec 1982 | De Havilland DHC-2 | Near Klawock, Alaska, United States | Tyee Airlines, Inc. | Fatal | 8 |
| 15 Jan 1982 | De Havilland DHC-2-MK3 | Near Nuiqsut, Alaska, United States | Sea Airmotive, Inc. | No injuries | - |
Other accidents in this area
| Date | Aircraft | Location | Operator | Outcome | Died |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 8 Jun 1983 | Cessna 182 | Bettles, Alaska, United States | John Pletting | No injuries | - |
| 19 Jun 1983 | Piper PA-18 | Squaw Lake, Alaska, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 24 Jun 1983 | Piper PA-18 | Palmer, Alaska, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 27 Jun 1983 | Piper J-3 | Skwentna, Alaska, United States | - | Minor injuries | - |
| 26 Jun 1983 | Cessna 170 | Fairbanks, Alaska, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 28 Jun 1983 | Cessna 180 | King Salmon, Alaska, United States | - | No injuries | - |