De Havilland DHC-3 N3125N
2 September 2006 · Wainwright, Alaska, United States · No injuries
Summary
On 2 September 2006 at about 20:45 local time, a De Havilland DHC-3 registered N3125N was involved in an accident near Wainwright, Alaska, United States. One person was on board and nobody was injured. The aircraft was substantially damaged. The NTSB has published a probable cause for this accident; it is quoted in full below.
The record
- Date
- at 20:45
- Classification
- Accident
- Location
- Wainwright, Alaska, United States
- Nearest airport
- Wainwright (PAWI)
- Coordinates
- 70.6381, -159.9947
- Aircraft
- De Havilland DHC-3
- Registration
- N3125N
- Category
- Airplane
- Engines
- 1
- Operator
- Not recorded
- Operating rule
- Part 135: Air Taxi & Commuter
- Phase of flight
- Not recorded
- Route
- Barrow → Wainwright
- Aircraft damage
- Substantial
- Weather
- VMC
- Light
- Day
- NTSB number
- ANC06LA134
People
Nobody was injured.
| On board | Died | Serious | Minor | Uninjured |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
Probable cause
The pilot's failure to adequately compensate for wind conditions during the landing roll, which resulted in a loss of control, and subsequent collision with a ditch when the airplane departed the runway. A factor contributing to the accident was a crosswind.
Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record. This site does not paraphrase or interpret it.
Read the full NTSB narrative
The airline transport certificated pilot was landing a wheel-equipped airplane on runway 23, during a Title 14, CFR Part 135, cargo flight. The pilot indicated that the wind at the airport was from 180 degrees. He described the wind strength as 10 knots or greater, indicated by streaks of white foam on many nearby lakes, with the streaks of foam appearing perpendicular to the runway. During the landing roll, the airplane suddenly veered to the left. The pilot applied right brake and right rudder, but the airplane departed off the left side of the runway, rolled down an embankment, and collided with a ditch. The airplane received structural damage to left main landing gear assembly, the left aileron, and the fuselage. In the Recommendation '(How could this accident have been prevented?)' portion of the NTSB accident report, the pilot indicated that he should not have landed with the existing crosswind.
Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.
Other De Havilland DHC-3 accidents
| Date | Aircraft | Location | Operator | Outcome | Died |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 31 Jul 2006 | De Havilland DHC-3 | Juneau, Alaska, United States | Ward Air Inc | Serious injuries | - |
| 28 Jul 2005 | De Havilland DHC-3 | Ketchikan, Alaska, United States | Promech Inc. | Serious injuries | - |
| 22 Jul 2008 | De Havilland DHC-3 | Iliamna, Alaska, United States | Rainbow King Lodge Inc | No injuries | - |
| 28 Apr 2008 | De Havilland DHC-3 | Talkeetna, Alaska, United States | Talkeetna Air Taxi Inc | No injuries | - |
| 28 Aug 2004 | De Havilland DHC-3 | McGrath, Alaska, United States | Exousia Inc. | Fatal | 1 |
| 9 Aug 2010 | De Havilland DHC-3 | Aleknagik, Alaska, United States | General Communication Corporation (GCI) | Fatal | 5 |
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|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 22 Aug 2006 | Eurocopter France AS350 B2 | Nuiqsut, Alaska, United States | Prism Helicopters Ltd | Fatal | 1 |
| 1 Mar 2006 | Douglas DC-3 | Beluga, Alaska, United States | Transnorthern Aviation Inc. | No injuries | - |
| 8 Jul 2006 | Piper PA-31 | Fairbanks, Alaska, United States | Everts Air Alaska | No injuries | - |
| 19 Aug 2006 | Piper PA-16 | Chugiak, Alaska, United States | - | Serious injuries | - |
| 9 May 2006 | Lanford ANTARES MA-33 | Trapper Creek, Alaska, United States | - | Minor injuries | - |
| 14 Dec 2006 | Piper PA-32-301 | Port Heiden, Alaska, United States | - | Fatal | 2 |