SERS · DE HAVILLAND DHC-3 · 1991-01-28 · NOME, AK, USA
Event
NTSB number
ANC91LA022
Event ID
20001212X16254
Type
Accident
Date
1991-01-28
Location
NOME, AK, USA
Coordinates
64.710647, -164.620086
Injuries
Highest injury
SERS
Fatal
0
Serious
2
Minor
4
Uninjured
5
Total aboard
11
Aircraft
Make
DE HAVILLAND
Model
DHC-3
Registration
N212NY
FAR Part
135
Engines
1
Damage
SUBS
Conditions
Light
DAYL
Weather
VMC
Probable cause
THE FAILURE OF THE 1, 2, 6, 7, 8 AND 9 PISTON LINKRODS WHICH WERE BROKEN AT THE MASTER ROD ATTACH END. CONTRIBUTING TO THE ACCIDENT WAS THE ROUGH, UNEVEN TERRAIN.