# Accident 19931008038589A: Doug C54G, Point Lay, AK, October 8, 1993

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: October 8, 1993, 17:35 local time
- Place: Point Lay, AK
- Airport: Point Lay Lrrs Airport
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Roll-Out (Fixed Wing)
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 64.9005° N, 148.1609° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=64.9005&lon=-148.1609&mi=10
- Aircraft: N811E, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N811E-1998-02-12) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Douglas C-54G (registry code 3021536, https://openairdocs.org/model/douglas-c-54g) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: DOUG C54G
- Reported engine: PWA R20004
- People aboard: 3
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 20,000 total, 2,400 in this make and model
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB ANC94LA009](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ANC94LA009) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19931008038589A

## Narrative

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

UNABLE TO STOP ON 3500 FT ICY RUNWAY. RAN A WHEEL OFF SIDE INTO DIRT TO PREVENT OVERRUN. BOOK CALLS FOR 4700 FEET.

## 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 ANC94LA009](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ANC94LA009), Oct 9, 1993: Douglas C-54GDC (N811E), Point Lay, AK, substantial damage. Probable cause: THE PILOT-IN-COMMAND'S FAILURE TO PERFORM PROPER PREFLIGHT PLANNING BY NOT COMPUTING THE REQUIRED LANDING RUNWAY LENGTH.

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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