- Date
- July 10, 1973
- Place
- Beluga, AK · BELUGA, AK
- Injuries
- 3 uninjured
- Damage
- Destroyed
- Phase of flight
- Approach
- Aircraft
- N1312VCurtis-Wrt C-46F
- Status
- Completed · report September 12, 1973
- Report
- Brief approved by the director
- Case key
- 189655
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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 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 3-1842 73/7/10 BELUGA,ALAS CURTIS-WRT C-46F CR- 0 0 3 COMMERCIAL ATP,FLIGHT INSTR., AGE TIME - 0958 N1312V PX- 0 0 0 CTR CARGO-D 40, 12500 TOTAL HOURS, DAMAGE-DESTROYED OT- 0 0 0 1100 IN TYPE, INSTRUMENT RATED. NAME OF AIRPORT - BELUGA DEPARTURE POINT INTENDED DESTINATION ANCHORAGE,ALAS BELUGA,ALAS TYPE OF ACCIDENT PHASE OF OPERATION UNDERSHOOT LANDING: FINAL APPROACH GEAR COLLAPSED LANDING: LEVEL OFF/TOUCHDOWN PROBABLE CAUSE(S) PILOT IN COMMAND - MISJUDGED DISTANCE AND ALTITUDE FACTOR(S) MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - POORLY PLANNED APPROACH WEATHER - DOWNDRAFT,UPDRAFTS MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - OVERLOAD FAILURE WEATHER BRIEFING - UNKNOWN/NOT REPORTED WEATHER FORECAST - UNKNOWN/NOT REPORTED SKY CONDITION CEILING AT ACCIDENT SITE CLEAR UNLIMITED VISIBILITY AT ACCIDENT SITE PRECIPITATION AT ACCIDENT SITE 5 OR OVER(UNLIMITED) NONE OBSTRUCTIONS TO VISION AT ACCIDENT SITE WIND VELOCITY-KNOTS NONE 10 TYPE OF WEATHER CONDITIONS TYPE OF FLIGHT PLAN VFR VFR FIRE AFTER IMPACT REMARKS- GR HIT BANK 18 IN BLO & 132 FT SHORT OF RWY.PLT TRIED GO ARND,L ENG QUIT BLO VMC.LOST CTL.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N1312V
- Reported as
- Curtis-Wrt C-46F
- Category
- Airplane
- Engine
- reciprocating
- Damage
- Destroyed
- Airport
- Beluga
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