- Date
- October 30, 1979
- Place
- Bettles, AK · BETTLES, AK
- Injuries
- 2 fatal
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Phase of flight
- Approach
- Aircraft
- N99663Douglas DC-3
- Status
- Completed · report November 14, 1980
- Report
- Brief approved by the director
- FAA report
- 19791030043849A
- Case key
- 132922
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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 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 3-3981 79/10/30 BETTLES,AK DOUGLAS DC-3 CR- 2 0 0 COMMERCIAL ATP,FLIGHT INSTR., AGE TIME - 1030 N99663 PX- 0 0 0 AIR TAXI-CARGO 37, 7000 TOTAL HOURS, DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL OT- 0 0 0 1000 IN TYPE, INSTRUMENT RATED. NAME OF AIRPORT - BETTLES DEPARTURE POINT INTENDED DESTINATION LAST ENROUTE STOP FAIRBANKS,AK AMBLER,AK BETTLES,AK TYPE OF ACCIDENT PHASE OF OPERATION COLLIDED WITH: PARKED AIRCRAFT LANDING: FINAL APPROACH PROBABLE CAUSE(S) PILOT IN COMMAND - IMPROPER IFR OPERATION FACTOR(S) WEATHER - LOW CEILING WEATHER - FOG WEATHER - SNOW 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 1/2 MILE OR LESS SNOW OBSTRUCTIONS TO VISION AT ACCIDENT SITE RELATIVE BEARING OF WIND BLOWING SNOW CALM TEMPERATURE-F WIND VELOCITY-KNOTS 28 CALM TYPE OF WEATHER CONDITIONS TYPE OF FLIGHT PLAN BELOW MINIMUMS IFR REMARKS- HIT 3 PARKED ACFT 50FT RIGHT OF RWY,ALL SUBSTANTIAL DMG.NO ALTERNATE FILED.LOC/DME APCH.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N99663
- Reported as
- Douglas DC-3
- Category
- Airplane
- Engine
- reciprocating
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Airport
- Bettles
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FAA reports on this event · 1
The FAA’s own accident and incident reports, matched to the aircraft by N-number and date.