- Date
- April 18, 1970
- Place
- Sagwon, AK · SAGWON, AK
- Injuries
- 2 uninjured
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Phase of flight
- Landing
- Aircraft
- N9883FCurtiss-Wrt C-46
- Status
- Completed · report July 7, 1970
- Report
- Brief approved by the director
- Case key
- 140066
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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 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 3-0374 70/4/18 NR.SAGWON,ALAS CURTISS-WRT C-46 CR- 0 0 2 COMMERCIAL AIRLINE TRANSPORT, AGE TIME - 1702 N9883F PX- 0 0 0 AIR TAXI-CARGO 41, 13500 TOTAL HOURS, DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL OT- 0 0 0 267 IN TYPE, INSTRUMENT RATED. NAME OF AIRPORT - ICE STRIP DEPARTURE POINT INTENDED DESTINATION FAIRBANKS,ALAS SAGWON,ALAS TYPE OF ACCIDENT PHASE OF OPERATION COLLIDED WITH: SNOWBANK LANDING: ROLL NOSE OVER/DOWN LANDING: ROLL PROBABLE CAUSE(S) PILOT IN COMMAND - SELECTED UNSUITABLE TERRAIN FACTOR(S) PILOT IN COMMAND - INADEQUATE PREFLIGHT PREPARATION AND/OR PLANNING AIRPORTS/AIRWAYS/FACILITIES - AIRPORT CONDITIONS: ICE/SLUSH ON RUNWAY REMARKS- SHORT STRIP CLEARED FROM FROZEN LAKE WAS COVERED WITH SLUSH. GAVE NO BRAKING ACTION.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N9883F
- Reported as
- Curtiss-Wrt C-46
- Category
- Airplane
- Engine
- reciprocating
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Airport
- Ice Strip
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