ANC75AA079

NTSB accident investigation · Lockheed 188A · Deadhorse, AK · April 30, 1975

Accident · No injuriesClosed
Date
April 30, 1975
Place
Deadhorse, AK · DEADHORSE, AK
Injuries
3 uninjured
Damage
Destroyed
Phase of flight
Landing
Aircraft
N283FLockheed 188A
Status
Completed · report July 10, 1975
Report
Brief approved by the director
Case key
148634

From the NTSB’s public API. By law, NTSB reports can’t be used as evidence in lawsuits over the accident.

On this page

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
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
1-0018  75/4/30    DEADHORSE,AK        LOCKHEED 188A       CR-  0  0  3  NS/CTR REVENUE CARGO DOM  AIRLINE TRANSPORT, AGE
        TIME - 2015                    N283F               PX-  0  0  0                            34, 6438 TOTAL HOURS,
                                       DAMAGE-DESTROYED    OT-  0  0  0                            1563 IN TYPE, INSTRUMENT
                                                                                                   RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - DEADHORSE
        OPERATOR - ZANTOP INTERNATIONAL AIRLINES
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION         LAST ENROUTE STOP
          FAIRBANKS,AK                RETURN                       DEADHORSE,AK
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           HARD LANDING                                             LANDING: LEVEL OFF/TOUCHDOWN
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           COPILOT - IMPROPER LEVEL OFF
           PILOT IN COMMAND - FAILED TO INITIATE GO-AROUND
           PILOT IN COMMAND - INADEQUATE SUPERVISION OF FLIGHT
        FACTOR(S)
           WEATHER - LOW CEILING
           WEATHER - FOG
           WEATHER - SNOW
           AIRPORTS/AIRWAYS/FACILITIES - AIRPORT CONDITIONS: ICE/SLUSH ON RUNWAY
        WEATHER BRIEFING - BRIEFED BY FLIGHT SERVICE PERSONNEL, IN PERSON
        WEATHER FORECAST - FORECAST SUBSTANTIALLY CORRECT
        SKY CONDITION                                            CEILING AT ACCIDENT SITE
          OBSCURATION                                               500
        VISIBILITY AT ACCIDENT SITE                              PRECIPITATION AT ACCIDENT SITE
          2 MILES OR LESS                                          SNOW
        OBSTRUCTIONS TO VISION AT ACCIDENT SITE                  RELATIVE BEARING OF WIND
          BLOWING SNOW                                             RIGHT QUARTERING HEAD WIND 023-067 DEGREES
        WIND DIRECTION-DEGREES                                   WIND VELOCITY-KNOTS
           80                                                       10
        TYPE OF WEATHER CONDITIONS                               TYPE OF FLIGHT PLAN
          IFR                                                      IFR
         FIRE AFTER IMPACT
        REMARKS- LND HARD 1000FT DWN RWY. L WG SEPARATED FROM ACFT. RWY COVERED BY SNOW & ICE.

Aircraft

Registration
N283F
Reported as
Lockheed 188A
Category
Airplane
Engine
turbo prop
Damage
Destroyed
Airport
Deadhorse

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.