Cessna 402A N4511Q

Summary

On 13 December 1983 at about 20:00 local time, a Cessna 402A registered N4511Q was involved in an accident near Kotlik, Alaska, United States. 8 people were on board and one had minor injuries. The aircraft was substantially damaged. No probable cause statement is available for this record.

Date

13 December 1983 at 20:00

Classification

Accident

Location

Kotlik, Alaska, United States

Nearest airport

Kotlik (KOT)

Coordinates

63.0299, -163.5398

Aircraft

Cessna 402A

Registration

N4511Q

Category

Airplane

Engines

2

Operator

Not recorded

Operating rule

Part 135: Air Taxi & Commuter

Purpose of flight

Unknown

Phase of flight

Not recorded

Route

Nome → Unknown

Aircraft damage

Substantial

Weather

VMC

Light

Day

NTSB number

ANC84LA024

1 person had minor injuries.

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

DURING ARRIVAL, THE PLT LANDED ON THE FROZEN RIVER, WHICH WAS BEING USED IN LIEU OF THE KOTLIK AIRSTRIP. THE LANDING AREA ON THE RIVER WAS APRX 5000 FT LONG. AFTER TOUCHDOWN DURING THE LANDING, SOME SMALL CHILDREN HAD RUN ONTO THE DEPARTURE END OF THE LANDING AREA. THE PLT ELECTED TO GO AROUND. HE STATED THAT WHEN HE APPLIED POWER, THE RIGHT ENG DID NOT DELIVER FULL POWER. SUBSEQUENTLY, THE ACFT VEERED TO THE RIGHT, WENT OFF THE FROZEN RIVER & CAME TO REST IN AN AREA OF DENSE WILLOWS.

Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.