De Havilland DHC-2 N5317G

Summary

On 26 September 1985 at about 20:30 local time, a De Havilland DHC-2 registered N5317G, operated by Willow Air Service, was involved in an accident near Merrill Pass, Alaska, United States. 3 people were on board and 3 died. The aircraft was destroyed. No probable cause statement is available for this record.

Date

26 September 1985 at 20:30

Classification

Accident

Location

Merrill Pass, Alaska, United States

Coordinates

Not recorded

Aircraft

De Havilland DHC-2

Registration

N5317G

Category

Airplane

Engines

1

Operator

Willow Air Service

Operating rule

Part 135: Air Taxi & Commuter

Purpose of flight

Unknown

Phase of flight

Not recorded

Route

Hidden River → Willow

Aircraft damage

Destroyed

Weather

VMC

Light

Day

NTSB number

ANC85FA184

3 people died.

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 COLLIDED WITH TERRAIN IN A MOUNTAIN PASS AT AN ELEVATION OF 3600 FT MSL. THE PLT OBTAINED A WX BRIEFING AT 1329 GMT ON 9/26/86 AT WHICH TIME MERRILL PASS WAS FORECAST TO BE CLOSED BY 1100 ADT DUE TO DETERIORATING WX. THE LAST RADIO COMMUNICATION WITH THE ACFT WAS AT 1803 GMT WHEN CONTACT WAS MADE WITH MCGRATH FSS. AT THIS TIME THE PLT MADE A PLT REPORT STATING THE WX AT MERRILL PASS WAS MARGINAL; 2 MILES VIS WITH SNOW AND OCCASIONAL MODERATE TURBULENCE. THE WRECKAGE WAS LOCATED ON 6/29/85 AND INDICATED THE ACFT CONTACTED THE TERRAIN IN A RELATIVELY LEVEL ATTITUDE WITH CONSIDERABLE AIRSPEED.

Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.