# Accident 19830608075979A: Lkheed 188C, Cold Bay, AK, June 8, 1983

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: June 8, 1983, 13:55 local time
- Place: Cold Bay, AK
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Climb
- Operating rules: Air carrier (Part 121)
- Operator: RAAA
- Location: 55.2201° N, 162.7801° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=55.2201&lon=-162.7801&mi=10
- Aircraft: N1968R, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N1968R-2001-02-21) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Lockheed 188C (registry code 5262604, https://openairdocs.org/model/lockheed-188c) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: LKHEED 188C
- Reported engine: ALLSN 501D13
- People aboard: 12
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 13,875 total, 5,711 in this make and model, 133 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB DCA83AA029](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/DCA83AA029) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19830608075979A

## Narrative

As the FAA filed it, in capitals; the FAA replaces private details with ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^.

LOST PROP ASSEMBLY AND REDUCTION GEAR BOX ON NR4 ENGINE ON CLIMB. FUSELAGE DAMAGED CAUSED DECOMPRESSION. LANDED OK.

## The NTSB's investigation of this event (1)

From the NTSB's public API. Aircraft are matched to registry aircraft by N-number and event date, checked against the reported serial number, make and model; the registry's history has gaps, so older matches can be wrong. Compare the reported make and model.

- [NTSB DCA83AA029](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/DCA83AA029), Jun 8, 1983: Lockheed 188C (N1968R), Cold Bay, AK, substantial damage

From the FAA Accident/Incident Data System. Reports are matched to registry aircraft by N-number and event date, checked against the reported make and model; the registry's history has gaps, so older matches can be wrong. Compare the reported make and model. For accidents, the NTSB's own investigation is the fuller record.

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