Douglas DC-3C N777YA
7 July 2009 · Skwentna, Alaska, United States · No injuries
Summary
On 7 July 2009 at about 20:00 local time, a Douglas DC-3C registered N777YA, operated by Bush Air Cargo Inc, was involved in an accident near Skwentna, Alaska, United States. 3 people were 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 20:00
- Classification
- Accident
- Location
- Skwentna, Alaska, United States
- Coordinates
- 61.9833, -152.0831
- Aircraft
- Douglas DC-3C
- Registration
- N777YA
- Category
- Airplane
- Engines
- 2
- Operator
- Bush Air Cargo Inc
- Operating rule
- Part 135: Air Taxi & Commuter
- Phase of flight
- Not recorded
- Route
- Palmer → Skwentna
- Aircraft damage
- Substantial
- Weather
- VMC
- Light
- Day
- NTSB number
- ANC09LA064
People
Nobody was injured.
| On board | Died | Serious | Minor | Uninjured |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 |
Probable cause
A fracture of the airplane's tailwheel shock absorber linkage during taxi, resulting in the collapse of the tailwheel.
Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record. This site does not paraphrase or interpret it.
Read the full NTSB narrative
The crew of a tailwheel-equipped airplane landed on a gravel-covered, off-airport site at the completion of a Title 14, Code of Federal Regulations Part 135 cargo flight. The captain said that while taxiing to parking after an uneventful landing, he and the other pilot heard a loud “thump”, and he stopped the airplane. The crew’s inspection revealed that the airplane’s tailwheel had collapsed, and as a result, the fuselage adjacent to the tailwheel sustained substantial damage. A postaccident examination revealed a fractured shock absorber linkage, which was part of the tailwheel swivel assembly.
Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.
Other Douglas DC-3C accidents
| Date | Aircraft | Location | Operator | Outcome | Died |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 15 Oct 2004 | Douglas DC-3C | Medellin, Colombia | Aerovanguardia | Fatal | 3 |
| 13 Aug 2001 | Douglas DC-3C | Alturas, California, United States | - | Serious injuries | - |
| 17 Mar 2000 | Douglas DC-3C | Ennadai Lake, Canada | Points North Air Services | Fatal | 2 |
| 17 Feb 1999 | Douglas DC-3C | Nassau, Bahamas | Florida Air Cargo, Inc. | No injuries | - |
| 3 Feb 1998 | Douglas DC-3C | Moss Town, Haiti | Missionary Flight INT | No injuries | - |
| 31 Jul 1998 | Douglas DC-3C | Anchorage, Alaska, United States | Galaxy Air Cargo, Inc. | No injuries | - |
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|---|---|---|---|---|---|
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| 13 Jul 2009 | Beechcraft G18S | Yakutat, Alaska, United States | Munich Hans W | No injuries | - |
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