# Accident 19840608031639A: Doug C118A, Kuparak, AK, June 8, 1984

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: June 8, 1984, 17:12 local time
- Place: Kuparak, AK
- Airport: Kuparak Oil Field
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Final Approach-IFR
- Operating rules: Air carrier (Part 121)
- Operator: NACA
- Location: 64.8097° N, 147.7207° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=64.8097&lon=-147.7207&mi=10
- Aircraft: N4206L, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N4206L-2012-08-27) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Douglas C-118A (registry code 3021710, https://openairdocs.org/model/douglas-c-118a) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: DOUG C118A
- Reported engine: PWA R2800*
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 0 in this make and model, 0 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB ANC84LA086](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ANC84LA086) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19840608031639A

## Narrative

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

STRUCK AN NDB ANTENNA TOWER ON IFR APPROACH NEAR END OF RUNWAY. DECISION HEIGHT NOT MAINTAINED. TOWER NOT LIGHTED.

## 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 ANC84LA086](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ANC84LA086), Jun 9, 1984: Douglas C-118A (N4206L), Deadhorse, 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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