ANC79FA029

NTSB accident investigation · Lockheed 188A · Umiat, AK · January 5, 1979

Accident · Minor injuriesClosed
Date
January 5, 1979
Place
Umiat, AK · UMIAT, AK
Injuries
2 minor, 13 uninjured
Damage
Destroyed
Phase of flight
Approach
Aircraft
N403GNLockheed 188A
Status
Completed · report December 28, 1979
Report
Brief approved by the director
Case key
137649

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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.

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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
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1-0019   79/1/5    UMIAT,AK            LOCKHEED 188A       CR-  0  0  6  NS/CTR REVENUE PASSG DOM  AIRLINE TRANSPORT, AGE
        TIME - 2021                    N403GN              PX-  0  0  9                            45, 13000 TOTAL HOURS,
                                       DAMAGE-DESTROYED    OT-  0  0  0                            4000 IN TYPE, INSTRUMENT
                                                                                                   RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - INIGOK
        OPERATOR - GREAT NORTHERN AIRLINES
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION         LAST ENROUTE STOP
          ANCHORAGE,AK                LNLY DEW STATION,AK          UMIAT,AK
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           UNDERSHOOT                                               LANDING: FINAL APPROACH
           COLLIDED WITH: OBJECT                                    LANDING: LEVEL OFF/TOUCHDOWN
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - INADEQUATE SUPERVISION OF FLIGHT
           COPILOT - MISJUDGED DISTANCE AND ALTITUDE
           COPILOT - FAILED TO INITIATE GO-AROUND
        FACTOR(S)
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - POORLY PLANNED APPROACH
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - OVERLOAD FAILURE
         FIRE AFTER IMPACT

Aircraft

Registration
N403GN
Reported as
Lockheed 188A
Category
Airplane
Engine
turbo prop
Damage
Destroyed
Airport
Inigok

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.