- Date
- March 15, 1962
- Place
- Adak, AK · ADAK, AK
- Injuries
- 1 fatal, 6 minor
- Damage
- Destroyed
- Phase of flight
- Approach
- Aircraft
- N6911CLockheed 1049H
- Status
- Completed · report April 14, 1971
- Report
- Brief approved by the director
- Case key
- 134406
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NTSB brief
NTSB’s brief of the accident, as it was printed: the coded facts, with the probable cause and factors.
---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- FILE DATE LOCATION AIRCRAFT DATA INJURIES FLIGHT PILOT DATA F S M/N PURPOSE ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 1-0036 62/3/15 ADAK,ALAS LOCKHEED 1049H CR- 1 0 6 MIL CONTRACT CARGO INTL AIRLINE TRANSPORT, AGE TIME - 0114 N6911C PX- 0 0 0 41, 13000 TOTAL HOURS, DAMAGE-DESTROYED OT- 0 0 0 3055 IN TYPE, INSTRUMENT RATED. NAME OF AIRPORT - ADAK NAS OPERATOR - FLYING TIGER LINE,INC. DEPARTURE POINT INTENDED DESTINATION LAST ENROUTE STOP TRAVIS AFB,CALIF KADENA AFB,OKINAWA ADAK,ALAS TYPE OF ACCIDENT PHASE OF OPERATION UNDERSHOOT LANDING: FINAL APPROACH COLLIDED WITH: OBJECT LANDING: LEVEL OFF/TOUCHDOWN PROBABLE CAUSE(S) COPILOT - MISJUDGED DISTANCE AND ALTITUDE PILOT IN COMMAND - INADEQUATE SUPERVISION OF FLIGHT FACTOR(S) PILOT IN COMMAND - IMPROPER IFR OPERATION WEATHER - LOW CEILING WEATHER - RAIN WEATHER BRIEFING - COMPANY DISPATCH WEATHER FORECAST - FORECAST SUBSTANTIALLY CORRECT SKY CONDITION CEILING AT ACCIDENT SITE OVERCAST 400 VISIBILITY AT ACCIDENT SITE PRECIPITATION AT ACCIDENT SITE 2 MILES OR LESS DRIZZLE OBSTRUCTIONS TO VISION AT ACCIDENT SITE TEMPERATURE-F FOG 42 WIND DIRECTION-DEGREES WIND VELOCITY-KNOTS 100 10 TYPE OF WEATHER CONDITIONS TYPE OF FLIGHT PLAN IFR IFR FIRE AFTER IMPACT REMARKS- STRUCK ROCKS 328 FT SHORT OF RWY. PLT REPEATEDLY WARNED BY GCA OF LOW POSITION ON GLIDE PATH.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N6911C
- Reported as
- Lockheed 1049H
- Category
- Airplane
- Engine
- reciprocating
- Damage
- Destroyed
- Airport
- Adak Nas
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