- Date
- May 5, 1970
- Place
- Barrow, AK · BARROW, AK
- Injuries
- 3 uninjured
- Damage
- Destroyed
- Phase of flight
- Approach
- Aircraft
- N174WLockheed 1049H
- Status
- Completed · report September 23, 1970
- Report
- Brief approved by the director
- Case key
- 126985
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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 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 3-1076 70/5/5 NR.BARROW,ALAS LOCKHEED 1049H CR- 0 0 3 COMMERCIAL AIRLINE TRANSPORT, AGE TIME - 0340 N174W PX- 0 0 0 AIR TAXI-CARGO 48, 23379 TOTAL HOURS, DAMAGE-DESTROYED OT- 0 0 0 3564 IN TYPE, INSTRUMENT RATED. NAME OF AIRPORT - MILNE PT DEPARTURE POINT INTENDED DESTINATION FAIRBANKS,ALAS MILNE PT AIR STRIP TYPE OF ACCIDENT PHASE OF OPERATION UNDERSHOOT LANDING: FINAL APPROACH COLLIDED WITH: SNOWBANK LANDING: ROLL PROBABLE CAUSE(S) PILOT IN COMMAND - MISJUDGED DISTANCE,SPEED,AND ALTITUDE TERRAIN - SNOW-COVERED FACTOR(S) WEATHER - SNOW AIRPORTS/AIRWAYS/FACILITIES - AIRPORT CONDITIONS: SNOW ON RUNWAY WEATHER BRIEFING - BRIEFED BY FLIGHT SERVICE PERSONNEL, BY PHONE WEATHER FORECAST - UNKNOWN/NOT REPORTED SKY CONDITION CEILING AT ACCIDENT SITE UNKNOWN/NOT REPORTED UNKNOWN/NOT REPORTED VISIBILITY AT ACCIDENT SITE PRECIPITATION AT ACCIDENT SITE 1/2 MILE OR LESS NONE OBSTRUCTIONS TO VISION AT ACCIDENT SITE WIND DIRECTION-DEGREES BLOWING SNOW 60 WIND VELOCITY-KNOTS TYPE OF WEATHER CONDITIONS 20 IFR TYPE OF FLIGHT PLAN IFR FIRE AFTER IMPACT REMARKS- L LDG GR,L WING,TAIL FAILED PRIOR TO FIRE.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N174W
- Reported as
- Lockheed 1049H
- Category
- Airplane
- Engine
- reciprocating
- Damage
- Destroyed
- Airport
- Milne Pt
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