- Date
- September 26, 1972
- Place
- Amchitka Is, AK · AMCHITKA IS, AK
- Injuries
- 25 uninjured
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Phase of flight
- Landing
- Aircraft
- N1968RLockheed L188A
- Status
- Completed · report April 4, 1973
- Report
- Brief approved by the director
- Case key
- 168663
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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 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 1-0043 72/9/26 AMCHITKA IS,ALAS LOCKHEED L188A CR- 0 0 5 SCHED DOM PASSG SRV AIRLINE TRANSPORT, AGE TIME - 1838 N1968R PX- 0 0 20 43, 14362 TOTAL HOURS, DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL OT- 0 0 0 161 IN TYPE, INSTRUMENT RATED. NAME OF AIRPORT - AMCHITKA OPERATOR - REEVE ALEUTIAN AIRWAYS,INC. DEPARTURE POINT INTENDED DESTINATION SHEMYA,ALAS AMCHITKA IS,ALAS TYPE OF ACCIDENT PHASE OF OPERATION COLLIDED WITH: RUNWAY OR APPROACH LIGHTS LANDING: LEVEL OFF/TOUCHDOWN PROBABLE CAUSE(S) PILOT IN COMMAND - IMPROPER IFR OPERATION PILOT IN COMMAND - FAILED TO OBTAIN/MAINTAIN FLYING SPEED FACTOR(S) PILOT IN COMMAND - IMPROPER OPERATION OF POWERPLANT & POWERPLANT CONTROLS PILOT IN COMMAND - MISJUDGED SPEED PILOT IN COMMAND - MISUSED OR FAILED TO USE FLAPS MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - CREW COORDINATION-POOR MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - INSTRUMENTS-MISREAD OR FAILED TO READ
Aircraft
- Registration
- N1968R
- Reported as
- Lockheed L188A
- Category
- Airplane
- Engine
- turbo prop
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Airport
- Amchitka
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