- Date
- August 26, 1980
- Place
- Dillingham, AK · DILLINGHAM, AK
- Injuries
- 6 uninjured
- Damage
- Minor damage
- Phase of flight
- Landing
- Aircraft
- N2878FDouglas DC-6
- Status
- Completed · report October 31, 1980
- Report
- Brief approved by the director
- FAA report
- 19800826065589I
- Case key
- 129367
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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 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 5-0018 80/8/26 DILLINGHAM,AK DOUGLAS DC-6 CR- 0 0 3 NONCOMMERCIAL AIRLINE TRANSPORT, AGE TIME - 1025 N2878F PX- 0 0 3 CORP/EXEC 57, 14000 TOTAL HOURS, DAMAGE-MINOR OT- 0 0 0 2500 IN TYPE, INSTRUMENT RATED. CLASSIFIED AS INCIDENT NAME OF AIRPORT - DILLINGHAM DEPARTURE POINT INTENDED DESTINATION ANCHORAGE,AK DILLINGHAM,AK TYPE OF ACCIDENT PHASE OF OPERATION GEAR RETRACTED LANDING: ROLL PROBABLE CAUSE(S) MISCELLANEOUS - UNDETERMINED REMARKS- CAUSE OF NOSE GR RETRACTION NOT DETERMINED.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N2878F
- Reported as
- Douglas DC-6
- Category
- Airplane
- Engine
- reciprocating
- Damage
- Minor damage
- Airport
- Dillingham
N2878FRegistration cancelled Sep 25, 2014 · Douglas DC-6AAirframe modelDouglas DC-6AEngine modelPratt & Whitney R-2800 series
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FAA reports on this event · 1
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Other investigations on N2878F · 1
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