- Date
- February 16, 1975
- Place
- Fairbanks, AK · FAIRBANKS, AK
- Injuries
- 2 fatal, 1 serious
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Phase of flight
- Initial climb
- Aircraft
- N77DGDouglas DC-6B
- Status
- Completed · report December 4, 1975
- Report
- Brief approved by the director
- Case key
- 146410
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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 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 1-0025 75/2/16 FAIRBANKS,AK DOUGLAS DC-6B CR- 2 1 0 NS/CTR REVENUE CARGO DOM AIRLINE TRANSPORT, AGE TIME - 1902 N77DG PX- 0 0 0 56, 24535 TOTAL HOURS, DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL OT- 0 0 0 16000 IN TYPE, INSTRUMENT RATED. NAME OF AIRPORT - FAIRBANKS INTL OPERATOR - PACIFIC ALASKA AIRLINES DEPARTURE POINT INTENDED DESTINATION FAIRBANKS,AK HAPPY VALLEY CAMP,AK TYPE OF ACCIDENT PHASE OF OPERATION ENGINE FAILURE OR MALFUNCTION TAKEOFF: INITIAL CLIMB COLLIDED WITH: TREES LANDING: FINAL APPROACH PROBABLE CAUSE(S) PILOT IN COMMAND - INADEQUATE PREFLIGHT PREPARATION AND/OR PLANNING PERSONNEL - FLIGHT ENGINEER: INADEQUATE PREFLIGHT PERSONNEL - MAINTENANCE,SERVICING,INSPECTION: IMPROPERLY SERVICED AIRCRAFT (GROUND CREW) MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - FUEL CONTAMINATION-EXCLUSIVE OF WATER IN FUEL FACTOR(S) PERSONNEL - OPERATIONAL SUPERVISORY PERSONNEL: DEFICIENCY,COMPANY MAINTAINED EQPMT,SERVICES,REGULATION MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - FAILURE OF TWO OR MORE ENGINES TERRAIN - HIGH OBSTRUCTIONS PARTIAL POWER LOSS - PARTIAL LOSS OF POWER - 3 ENGINES COMPLETE POWER LOSS - COMPLETE ENGINE FAILURE/FLAMEOUT-1 ENGINE EMERGENCY CIRCUMSTANCES - FORCED LANDING OFF AIRPORT ON LAND REMARKS- FUEL CONTAMINATION DUE 100/130 & KEROSENE MIX. FOUND IN ACFT,REFUEL TRUCK & UNDERGROUND STORAGE.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N77DG
- Reported as
- Douglas DC-6B
- Category
- Airplane
- Engine
- reciprocating
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Airport
- Fairbanks Intl
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