# NTSB ANC69A0026: Lockheed Ga 382E, N9265R, Prudhoe Bay, AK, November 3, 1968

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · Minor injuries · Closed
- Date: November 3, 1968
- Place: Prudhoe Bay, AK · PRUDHOE BAY, AK
- Location: 70.2553° N, 148.3372° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Prudhoe Bay, AK, within about 11 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=70.2553&lon=-148.3372&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Enroute](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/400) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: Minor injuries
- Injuries: 1 minor, 4 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report July 22, 1969
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 192169
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=ANC69A0026
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ANC69A0026

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
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3-4840   68/11/3 NR.PRUDHOE BAY,ALAS   LOCKHEED GA 382E    CR-  0  0  5  COMMERCIAL                AIRLINE TRANSPORT, AGE
        TIME - 1455                    N9265R              PX-  0  0  0  AIR TAXI-CARGO            38, 5050 TOTAL HOURS, 860
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            IN TYPE, INSTRUMENT
                                                                                                   RATED.
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           COLLISION WITH GROUND/WATER: CONTROLLED                  IN FLIGHT: DESCENDING
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - MISJUDGED ALTITUDE
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - INSTRUMENTS-MISREAD OR FAILED TO READ
        EMERGENCY CIRCUMSTANCES - PRECAUTIONARY LANDING ON AIRPORT
                                  SUSPECTED OR KNOWN AIRCRAFT DAMAGE
        REMARKS- STRUCK GRND. CONT FLT TO EIELSON AFB AND LANDED SAFELY.
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: N9265R (not matched to a registry record)
- Reported make and model: LOCKHEED GA 382E
- Category: Airplane
- Engines: turbo prop
- Damage: Substantial damage

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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