# NTSB ANC70AA078: Lockheed 1049H, N174W, Barrow, AK, May 5, 1970

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Closed
- Date: May 5, 1970
- Place: Barrow, AK · BARROW, AK
- Location: 71.2644° N, 156.7537° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Utqiaġvik, AK, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=71.2644&lon=-156.7537&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Approach](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/500) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 3 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report September 23, 1970
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 126985
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=ANC70AA078
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ANC70AA078

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
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3-1076   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](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N174W-1970-07-15), registration cancelled 1970-07-15, S/N 4636, built 1956 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: LOCKHEED 1049H
- Registry model: [Lockheed 1049G](https://openairdocs.org/model/lockheed-1049g) (registry code 5262119) (OpenAirDocs)
- Category: Airplane
- Engines: reciprocating
- Damage: Destroyed
- Airport: Milne Pt

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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