- Date
- March 10, 1966
- Place
- Reef Island, AK · REEF ISLAND, AK
- Injuries
- 6 fatal, 1 minor
- Damage
- Destroyed
- Phase of flight
- Approach
- Aircraft
- CF-MSKGrumman G-21A
- Status
- Completed · report October 10, 1966
- Report
- Brief approved by the director
- Case key
- 172913
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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 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- A-0001 66/3/10 REEF ISLAND ALAS. GRUMMAN G-21A CR- 0 0 1 SCHED DOM PASSG SRV AIRLINE TRANSPORT, AGE TIME - 1714 CF-MSK PX- 6 0 0 41, 12719 TOTAL HOURS, DAMAGE-DESTROYED OT- 0 0 0 246 IN TYPE, NOT INSTRUMENT RATED. OPERATOR - OTHER-FOREIGN FLAG CARRIER TYPE OF ACCIDENT PHASE OF OPERATION UNDERSHOOT LANDING: FINAL APPROACH COLLIDED WITH: WIRES/POLES LANDING: FINAL APPROACH PROBABLE CAUSE(S) PILOT IN COMMAND - CONTINUED VFR FLIGHT INTO ADVERSE WEATHER CONDITIONS PILOT IN COMMAND - MISJUDGED ALTITUDE AND CLEARANCE FACTOR(S) WEATHER - LOW CEILING WEATHER - SNOW WEATHER - UNFAVORABLE WIND CONDITIONS WEATHER - DOWNDRAFT,UPDRAFTS MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - FAILED TO EXTEND THE LANDING FLAPS WEATHER BRIEFING - BRIEFING RECEIVED-METHOD UNKNOWN WEATHER FORECAST - FORECAST SUBSTANTIALLY CORRECT MISSING AIRCRAFT - LATER RECOVERED EMERGENCY CIRCUMSTANCES - PRECAUTIONARY LANDING OFF AIRPORT ADVERSE/UNFAVORABLE WEATHER SKY CONDITION CEILING AT ACCIDENT SITE OVERCAST 200 VISIBILITY AT ACCIDENT SITE PRECIPITATION AT ACCIDENT SITE 1/2 MILE OR LESS SNOW OBSTRUCTIONS TO VISION AT ACCIDENT SITE TEMPERATURE-F BLOWING SNOW 34 WIND DIRECTION-DEGREES WIND VELOCITY-KNOTS 135 35 TYPE OF WEATHER CONDITIONS TYPE OF FLIGHT PLAN IFR VFR REMARKS- RECOVERY DATE-03/11/66.AIRCRAFT SANK IN PORTLAND CANAL. CANADIAN REGISTRY.
Aircraft
- Registration
- CF-MSK
- Reported as
- Grumman G-21A
- Category
- Airplane
- Engine
- reciprocating
- Damage
- Destroyed