# Accident 20131125025379A: Douglas C-118A, Deadhorse, AK, November 25, 2013

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: November 25, 2013, 10:21 local time
- Place: Deadhorse, AK
- Airport: Alpine Airstrip
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Takeoff: Climb Out
- Operating rules: Air carrier (Part 121)
- Operator: FXGA
- Location: 70.3442° N, 150.9447° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=70.3442&lon=-150.9447&mi=10
- Aircraft: N100CE, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N100CE) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Douglas C-118A (registry code 3021710, https://openairdocs.org/model/douglas-c-118a) (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: DOUGLAS C-118A
- Reported engine: P & W R-2800 SERIES
- People aboard: 3
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Other injuries: 0
- Pilot certificates: Airline transport, flight instructor
- Pilot flight hours: 14,000 total, 12,000 in this make and model, 115 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB ANC14CA012](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ANC14CA012) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20131125025379A

## Narrative

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

DURING AN ALL CARGO FLIGHT FROM ALPINE STRIP, ALASKA TO DEADHORSE ALASKA ON 11/25/2013 THE AIRCRAFT EXPERIENCED A CARGO LOAD SHIFT RESULTING IN DAMAGE TO THE REAR PRESSURE BULKHEAD. THE FLIGHT CREW IS RESPONSIBLE FOR THE LOADING AND SECURITY OF CARGO LOADS AT THE ALPINE AIRSTRIP.

## 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 ANC14CA012](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ANC14CA012), Nov 25, 2013: Douglas DC-6 (N100CE), Nuiqsut, AK, substantial damage. Probable cause: A load shift during takeoff, which resulted in substantial damage to the aft bulkhead and associated structures.

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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