- Date
- January 24, 1968
- Place
- Sitka, AK · SITKA, AK
- Injuries
- 3 uninjured
- Damage
- Destroyed
- Phase of flight
- Landing
- Aircraft
- N7707CN.American B-25
- Status
- Completed · report May 22, 1968
- Report
- Brief approved by the director
- Case key
- 111469
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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 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 3-0808 68/1/24 SITKA,ALAS N.AMERICAN B-25 CR- 0 0 2 NONCOMMERCIAL COMMERCIAL, AGE 33, 3734 TIME - 1859 N7707C PX- 0 0 1 CORP/EXEC TOTAL HOURS, 58 IN TYPE, DAMAGE-DESTROYED OT- 0 0 0 INSTRUMENT RATED. NAME OF AIRPORT - SITKA TYPE OF ACCIDENT PHASE OF OPERATION GROUND-WATER LOOP-SWERVE LANDING: ROLL COLLIDED WITH: OBJECT LANDING: ROLL PROBABLE CAUSE(S) PILOT IN COMMAND - FAILED TO MAINTAIN DIRECTIONAL CONTROL FACTOR(S) AIRPORTS/AIRWAYS/FACILITIES - AIRPORT CONDITIONS: SNOW ON RUNWAY PILOT IN COMMAND - ATTEMPTED OPERATION W/KNOWN DEFICIENCIES IN EQUIPMENT WEATHER - LOW CEILING WEATHER - SNOW WEATHER BRIEFING - BRIEFED BY FLIGHT SERVICE PERSONNEL, BY RADIO WEATHER FORECAST - FORECAST SUBSTANTIALLY CORRECT EMERGENCY CIRCUMSTANCES - PRECAUTIONARY LANDING ON AIRPORT LOW ON FUEL ADVERSE/UNFAVORABLE WEATHER SKY CONDITION CEILING AT ACCIDENT SITE OVERCAST 1000 VISIBILITY AT ACCIDENT SITE PRECIPITATION AT ACCIDENT SITE 1 MILE OR LESS SNOW SHOWERS OBSTRUCTIONS TO VISION AT ACCIDENT SITE TEMPERATURE-F NONE 34 WIND DIRECTION-DEGREES WIND VELOCITY-KNOTS 340 13 TYPE OF WEATHER CONDITIONS TYPE OF FLIGHT PLAN IFR VFR FIRE AFTER IMPACT REMARKS- RNWY COVERED WITH 1 INCH SNOW. ACFT POORLY EQUIPPED,UNRELIABLE RADIOS,COCKPIT LTG FAILED.HIT ROCKS
Aircraft
- Registration
- N7707C
- Reported as
- N.American B-25
- Category
- Airplane
- Engine
- reciprocating
- Damage
- Destroyed
- Airport
- Sitka
N7707CRegistration cancelled Jun 19, 1968 · North American TB-25NAirframe modelNorth American TB-25N
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