De Havilland DHC-6 N525EH

Summary

On 4 December 1988 at about 12:35 local time, a De Havilland DHC-6 registered N525EH, operated by ERA Aviation, was involved in an accident near Homer, Alaska, United States. 3 people were on board and nobody was injured. The aircraft was substantially damaged. No probable cause statement is available for this record.

Date

4 December 1988 at 12:35

Classification

Accident

Location

Homer, Alaska, United States

Nearest airport

Homer (HOM)

Coordinates

59.3994, -151.3198

Aircraft

De Havilland DHC-6

Registration

N525EH

Category

Airplane

Engines

2

Operator

ERA Aviation

Operating rule

Part 135: Air Taxi & Commuter

Purpose of flight

Unknown

Phase of flight

Not recorded

Route

Anchorage → Unknown

Aircraft damage

Substantial

Weather

IMC

Light

Night/Dark

NTSB number

ANC89LA021

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

AFTER LANDING, THE PLT WAS ADVISED TO TAXI TO THE RAMP VIA THE SOUTH TAXIWAY, SINCE THIS WAS THE ONLY TAXIWAY THAT HAD BEEN SNOW PLOWED. ONLY ABOUT A 12 FT WIDTH OF THE 80 FT WIDE TAXIWAY HAD BEEN PLOWED. THE CLEARED PORTION WAS ON THE OUTER EDGE OF THE TAXIWAY, NEXT TO A PERIMETER FENCE. AS THE PLT WAS TAXIING, HIS VISION WAS RESTRICTED BY DARKNESS & BLOWING SNOW. SUBSEQUENTLY, THE RIGHT WING OF THE ACFT STRUCK A FENCE POST WHERE THE PERIMETER FENCE ROSE IN ELEVATION.

Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.