ANC69A0034

NTSB accident investigation · Lockheed L-100 · Brit Put, AK · December 24, 1968

Accident · FatalClosed
Date
December 24, 1968
Place
Brit Put, AK · BRIT PUT, AK
Injuries
2 fatal, 2 minor
Damage
Destroyed
Phase of flight
Approach
Aircraft
N760ALLockheed L-100
Status
Completed · report April 9, 1970
Report
Brief approved by the director
Case key
192068

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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.

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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
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3-4907  68/12/24   BRIT PUT,ALAS       LOCKHEED L-100      CR-  2  0  2  COMMERCIAL                AIRLINE TRANSPORT, AGE
        TIME - 0430                    N760AL              PX-  0  0  0  AIR TAXI-CARGO            45, 18000 TOTAL HOURS,
                                       DAMAGE-DESTROYED    OT-  0  0  0                            936 IN TYPE, INSTRUMENT
                                                                                                   RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - BRIT PUT
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          FAIRBANKS,ALAS              BRIT PUT,ALAS
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           COLLISION WITH GROUND/WATER: CONTROLLED                  LANDING: GO-AROUND
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - CONTINUED VFR FLIGHT INTO ADVERSE WEATHER CONDITIONS
           PILOT IN COMMAND - DELAYED IN INITIATING GO-AROUND
           WEATHER - DOWNDRAFT,UPDRAFTS
           WEATHER - OBSTRUCTIONS TO VISION
        WEATHER BRIEFING - UNKNOWN/NOT REPORTED
        WEATHER FORECAST - UNKNOWN/NOT REPORTED
        SKY CONDITION                                            CEILING AT ACCIDENT SITE
          CLEAR                                                    UNLIMITED
        VISIBILITY AT ACCIDENT SITE                              PRECIPITATION AT ACCIDENT SITE
          2 MILES OR LESS                                          NONE
        OBSTRUCTIONS TO VISION AT ACCIDENT SITE                  WIND DIRECTION-DEGREES
          BLOWING SNOW                                             200
        WIND VELOCITY-KNOTS                                      TYPE OF WEATHER CONDITIONS
           22                                                      VFR
        TYPE OF FLIGHT PLAN
          IFR
        REMARKS- ACFT LVL AT 200FT,PLT LOST VISUAL RWY REFERENCE DUE BLOWING SNOW,INITIATED GO-AROUND,ACFT HIT GRND

Aircraft

Registration
N760AL
Reported as
Lockheed L-100
Category
Airplane
Engine
turbo prop
Damage
Destroyed
Airport
Brit Put

Matched to the registry by N-number and the event date; the registry’s history has gaps, so older matches can be wrong. Compare the reported make and model.