# Accident 19920303005009A: Doug DC6B, Selawik, AK, March 3, 1992

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: March 3, 1992, 18:20 local time
- Place: Selawik, AK
- Airport: Selawik Airport
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Roll-Out (Fixed Wing)
- Operating rules: Part 125 operator
- Operator: EVAB
- Location: 66.5906° N, 160.0196° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=66.5906&lon=-160.0196&mi=10
- Aircraft: N151, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N151-1996-08-30) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Douglas DC-6B (registry code 3021712, https://openairdocs.org/model/douglas-dc-6b) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: DOUG DC6B
- Reported engine: PWA R2800*
- People aboard: 2
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 6,800 total, 5,600 in this make and model, 41 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB ANC92LA043](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ANC92LA043) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19920303005009A

## Narrative

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

OVERRAN ICE AND SNOW COVERED RUNWAY. FACTORS LIGHT DOWNWIND.SHORT RUNWAY FOR TYPE.PROPS SLOW TO REVERSE AT MINUS 32

## 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 ANC92LA043](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ANC92LA043), Mar 3, 1992: Douglas DC-6B (N151), Selawik, AK, substantial damage. Probable cause: THE PILOT'S INADEQUATE PRE FLIGHT PLANNING AND DISREGARDING THE AIRCRAFT PERFORMANCE DATA. CONTRIBUTING FACTORS WERE THE EXTREME OUTSIDE AIR TEMPERATURES, THE ICY RUNWAY, AND THE TAILWIND.

## Other reports on N151 (1)

Matched to the same aircraft by N-number and date.

- [Incident 19881222067399I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19881222067399I), Dec 22, 1988: Doug DC6B (N151), Fairbanks, AK. NR4 engine overspeed on climbout. Declared emergency and returned. Prop governor assembly and malfunctioned.

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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