Date & Time

30 September 2005 at 1200LT

Crew on board

2

Type of Aircraft

Pax on board

2

Company name

University of North Dakota

Crew fatalities

0

Registration

N77ND

Pax fatalities

0

Location

96 km West of Fort Yukon, Alaska

Schedule

Fairbanks - Fairbanks

Total fatalities

0

Construction number

550-0005

Year of manufacture

1978

Crew and passengers were performing a weather scientific flight on specific icing conditions. During flight, the aircraft accumulated 7 to 8 inches of ice on the leading edge and the crew turned on the deice boot system. A loud bang occurred on the rear of the aircraft and both engines lost power immediately. The pilots elected to make an emergency landing in the tundra with the landing gear retracted. On landing, the aircraft skidded few dozen meters and came to rest with high damage on both wings, fuselage and empennage. All occupants escaped without any injury but the aircraft was damaged beyond repair.