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Accident · Substantial damage

FAA accident report · Doug C54G-DC · Kivalina, AK · April 17, 1995

Date
April 17, 1995 · 13:00 local
Place
Kivalina, AK
Airport
Kivalina Airport
Phase of flight
Roll-Out (Fixed Wing)
Operating rules
General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage
Substantial damage
Aircraft
N898AL
NTSB investigation
NTSBANC95LA046
Reported as
Doug C54GDC
Reported engine
Pratt & Whitney R20004M2
People aboard
3
Fatal injuries
0
Pilot’s flight hours
3,500 total2,000 in this make and model250 in the last 90 days

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What happened

The FAA’s narrative, in sentence case. The FAA writes it in capitals and removes private details.

Struck snow drifts landing on unplowed runway. NOTAMS warns unattended. Use visual inspection. Not visible from air

As the FAA filed it

STRUCK SNOW DRIFTS LANDING ON UNPLOWED RUNWAY. NOTAMS WARNS UNATTENDED. USE VISUAL INSPECTION. NOT VISIBLE FROM AIR

NTSB investigation

The NTSB’s investigation of this event, with its probable cause and findings. Matched to this report by N-number and date.