# Accident 20100801043859A: Fairchild C-123K, Denali Park, AK, August 1, 2010

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: August 1, 2010, 15:00 local time
- Place: Denali Park, AK
- Damage: Destroyed
- Phase of flight: Unknown
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 63.7261° N, 148.9064° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=63.7261&lon=-148.9064&mi=10
- Aircraft: N709RR, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N709RR-2010-12-20) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Fairchild C-123K (registry code 3372220, https://openairdocs.org/model/fairchild-c-123k) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Pratt & Whitney R-2800 series (registry code 52026, https://openairdocs.org/engine/pratt-whitney-r-2800-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: FAIRCHILD C-123K
- Reported engine: P & W R-2800 SERIES
- People aboard: 3
- Fatal injuries: 3
- Other injuries: 0
- Pilot certificates: Commercial pilot
- Pilot flight hours: 0 total, 0 in this make and model, 0 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB ANC10FA067](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ANC10FA067) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20100801043859A

## Narrative

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

AIRCRAFT WAS OBSERVED FLYING NORTH WEST BOUND OVER DENALI NATIONAL PARK ENTRANCE WHEN IT PITCHED UP AND ROLLED TO THE LEFT COMING DOWN VERTICALLY AND SUBSEQUENTLY IMPACTING THE GROUND.  A POST FLIGHT FIRE OCCURED AND THE AIRCRAFT WAS DESTROYED.

## 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 ANC10FA067](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ANC10FA067), Aug 1, 2010: Fairchild C-123K (N709RR), McKinley Park, AK, substantial damage, 3 fatal. Probable cause: The pilot's failure to maintain adequate airspeed to avoid a low altitude stall, resulting in a loss of control and collision with terrain.

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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