ANC71AA021

NTSB accident investigation · Douglas DC-3C · Anchorage, AK · October 1, 1970

Accident · FatalClosed
Date
October 1, 1970
Place
Anchorage, AK · ANCHORAGE, AK
Injuries
2 fatal
Damage
Destroyed
Phase of flight
Enroute
Aircraft
N47Douglas DC-3C
Status
Completed · report February 1, 1971
Report
Brief approved by the director
Case key
167034

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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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3-1671   70/10/1 NR.ANCHORAGE,ALAS     DOUGLAS DC-3C       CR-  2  0  0  MISCELLANEOUS             AIRLINE TRANSPORT, AGE
        TIME - 1446                    N47                 PX-  0  0  0  OTHER PUBLIC              49, 10401 TOTAL HOURS,
                                       DAMAGE-DESTROYED    OT-  0  0  0                            5000 IN TYPE, INSTRUMENT
                                                                                                   RATED.
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
         ANCHORAGE,ALAS               LOCAL
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           STALL: SPIN                                              IN FLIGHT: OTHER
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           COPILOT - FAILED TO OBTAIN/MAINTAIN FLYING SPEED
           PILOT IN COMMAND - INADEQUATE SUPERVISION OF FLIGHT
         FIRE AFTER IMPACT
        REMARKS- GR DWN,FLAPS 3/4 DWN.RUDDER TRIM POSITIONED FULL L.ACFT OBSD ENTER 3 STALLS,TWO STALLS NML RCURY.

Aircraft

Registration
N47
Reported as
Douglas DC-3C
Category
Airplane
Engine
reciprocating
Damage
Destroyed

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.