# NTSB Accident ANC91LA022
> **DE HAVILLAND DHC-3** · 1991-01-28 · NOME, AK, USA · SERS
## 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.

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