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Accident · Substantial damage

FAA accident report · Doug DC3 · Bettles, AK · June 27, 1979

Date
June 27, 1979 · 11:01 local
Place
Bettles, AK
Airport
Bettles
Phase of flight
Roll-Out (Fixed Wing)
Operating rules
Air taxi and commuter (Part 135)
Damage
Substantial damage
Aircraft
N59314
NTSB investigation
NTSBANC79FA074
Reported as
Doug DC3
Fatal injuries
0
Pilot’s flight hours
12,408 total658 in this make and model233 in the last 90 days

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What happened

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Landed fast and downwind half way down rwy. Unable to stop with heavy braking. Ground looped to stop.

As the FAA filed it

LANDED FAST AND DOWNWIND HALF WAY DOWN RWY. UNABLE TO STOP WITH HEAVY BRAKING. GROUND LOOPED TO STOP.

NTSB investigation

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Other reports on N59314 · 1

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