# Accident 19870513015329A: Frchld C119G3EHAWKN, Shageluk, AK, May 13, 1987

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: May 13, 1987, 19:00 local time
- Place: Shageluk, AK
- Airport: Shageluk
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Level Off Touchdown
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 62.6403° N, 159.5290° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=62.6403&lon=-159.5290&mi=10
- Aircraft: N8504X, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N8504X-2012-08-10) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Fairchild C-119G (registry code 3372108, https://openairdocs.org/model/fairchild-c-119g) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Amateur-built UNKNOWN ENG (registry code 99999, https://openairdocs.org/engine/amateur-built-unknown-eng) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: FRCHLD C119G3EHAWKN
- Reported engine: WRIGHT R3350*
- People aboard: 5
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 14,500 total, 36 in this make and model, 36 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB ANC87LA069](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ANC87LA069) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19870513015329A

## Narrative

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

THE AIRCRAFT ENCOUNTERED A DOWNDRAFT ON FINAL AND LANDED SHORT OF THE RUNWAY. LANDING GEAR COLLAPSED.

## 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 ANC87LA069](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ANC87LA069), May 14, 1987: Fairchild C-119L (N8504X), Shageluk, 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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