Pilatus PC-6-350 N4911
30 September 1997 · Palmer, Alaska, United States · No injuries
Summary
On 30 September 1997 at about 00:50 local time, a Pilatus PC-6-350 registered N4911 was involved in an accident near Palmer, 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.
The record
- Date
- at 00:50
- Classification
- Accident
- Location
- Palmer, Alaska, United States
- Coordinates
- 61.6196, -148.9803
- Aircraft
- Pilatus PC-6-350
- Registration
- N4911
- Category
- Airplane
- Engines
- 1
- Operator
- Not recorded
- Operating rule
- Part 91: General Aviation
- Purpose of flight
- Personal
- Phase of flight
- Not recorded
- Route
- Grasshopper Stp → Unknown
- Aircraft damage
- Substantial
- Weather
- VMC
- Light
- Day
- NTSB number
- ANC97LA158
People
Nobody was injured.
| On board | Died | Serious | Minor | Uninjured |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 |
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 pilot stated that while departing an 800-foot off-airport landing area, the airplane did not become airborne and collided with trees at the departure end. The airplane was 1,268 pounds under maximum takeoff weight. The pilot had operated from this location about 500 times. Winds were calm. The propeller had been overhauled 32 hours prior to the accident. The airplane had only been operated from a 3,600 feet long runway since the overhaul. A test run of the engine/propeller combination was performed. The engine did not reach design takeoff static rpm required to produce takeoff power during the first two tests. Subsequent test operation of the engine was normal. Testing and disassembly of the propeller governor failed to reveal any defects.
Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.
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|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 28 Oct 1997 | Pilatus PC-6 | Lexington, Texas, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 9 Jul 1994 | Pilatus PC-6/B1-H2 | Raeford, North Carolina, United States | Freefall Express, Inc. | Minor injuries | - |
| 21 Jul 2001 | Pilatus PC-6/B2-H4 | Great Falls, Montana, United States | Thomas M. Siebel | No injuries | - |
| 28 Aug 2003 | Pilatus PC-6/C-H2 | Vigo Park, Texas, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 26 May 2005 | Pilatus PC-6 | Sturtevant, Wisconsin, United States | - | Minor injuries | - |
| 16 Jul 2005 | Pilatus PC-6 | Brasilito, Costa Rica | Greg Gund | Fatal | 6 |
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| Date | Aircraft | Location | Operator | Outcome | Died |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 23 Oct 1997 | Piper PA-32-300 | Juneau, Alaska, United States | - | Fatal | 2 |
| 20 Oct 1997 | Cessna 208B | Kasigluk, Alaska, United States | Peninsula Airways Inc. | No injuries | - |
| 3 Oct 1997 | Piper PA-22-160 | Sterling, Alaska, United States | - | Fatal | 1 |
| 12 Oct 1997 | Cessna 182B | Palmer, Alaska, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 15 Oct 1997 | Bell 206-B2 | Sutton, Alaska, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 21 Oct 1997 | Piper PA-20 | Naknek, Alaska, United States | - | No injuries | - |