# NTSB ANC62A0009: Lockheed 1049H, N6911C, Adak, AK, March 15, 1962

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · Fatal · Closed
- Date: March 15, 1962
- Place: Adak, AK · ADAK, AK
- Location: 51.9095° N, 176.5992° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Adak, AK, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=51.9095&lon=-176.5992&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Approach](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/500) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: Fatal
- Injuries: 1 fatal, 6 minor
- Status: Completed, report April 14, 1971
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 134406
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=ANC62A0009
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ANC62A0009

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
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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](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N6911C-1963-11-04), registration cancelled 1963-11-04, S/N 4804 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: LOCKHEED 1049H
- Registry model: [Lockheed 1049H](https://openairdocs.org/model/lockheed-1049h) (registry code 5262122) (OpenAirDocs)
- Category: Airplane
- Engines: reciprocating
- Damage: Destroyed
- Airport: Adak Nas

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.

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