- Date
- March 27, 1975
- Place
- Deadhorse, AK · DEADHORSE, AK
- Injuries
- 2 uninjured
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Phase of flight
- Approach
- Aircraft
- N4860VCurtiss-Wrt C-46
- Status
- Completed · report May 27, 1975
- Report
- Brief approved by the director
- Case key
- 146408
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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 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 1-0008 75/3/27 DEADHORSE,AK CURTISS-WRT C-46 CR- 0 0 2 NS/CTR REVENUE CARGO DOM AIRLINE TRANSPORT, AGE TIME - 1846 N4860V PX- 0 0 0 35, 7403 TOTAL HOURS, DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL OT- 0 0 0 1500 IN TYPE, INSTRUMENT RATED. NAME OF AIRPORT - DEADHORSE OPERATOR - FAIRBANKS AIR SERVICE DEPARTURE POINT INTENDED DESTINATION ANCHORAGE,AK DEADHORSE,AK TYPE OF ACCIDENT PHASE OF OPERATION UNDERSHOOT LANDING: FINAL APPROACH GEAR COLLAPSED LANDING: LEVEL OFF/TOUCHDOWN PROBABLE CAUSE(S) PILOT IN COMMAND - MISJUDGED DISTANCE,SPEED,AND ALTITUDE FACTOR(S) WEATHER - DOWNDRAFT,UPDRAFTS WEATHER - UNFAVORABLE WIND CONDITIONS MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - OVERLOAD FAILURE WEATHER BRIEFING - COMPANY DISPATCH WEATHER FORECAST - UNKNOWN/NOT REPORTED EMERGENCY CIRCUMSTANCES - PRECAUTIONARY LANDING ON AIRPORT SUSPECTED OR KNOWN AIRCRAFT DAMAGE SKY CONDITION CEILING AT ACCIDENT SITE OBSCURATION UNKNOWN/NOT REPORTED VISIBILITY AT ACCIDENT SITE PRECIPITATION AT ACCIDENT SITE 2 MILES OR LESS NONE OBSTRUCTIONS TO VISION AT ACCIDENT SITE RELATIVE BEARING OF WIND BLOWING SNOW UNKNOWN/NOT REPORTED WIND VELOCITY-KNOTS TYPE OF WEATHER CONDITIONS 20 VFR TYPE OF FLIGHT PLAN IFR REMARKS- HIT RWY LIP,R GR SEPARATED.MADE GO ARND & LND GR UP.GUSTING TO 23K.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N4860V
- Reported as
- Curtiss-Wrt C-46
- Category
- Airplane
- Engine
- reciprocating
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Airport
- Deadhorse
N4860VRegistration cancelled Oct 14, 2014 · Curtiss Wright C-46AAirframe modelCurtiss Wright C-46AEngine modelPratt & Whitney R-2800 series
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