# NTSB ANC80IA093: Douglas DC-6, N2878F, Dillingham, AK, August 26, 1980

- Type: NTSB incident investigation
- Classification: Incident · No injuries · Closed
- Date: August 26, 1980
- Place: Dillingham, AK · DILLINGHAM, AK
- Location: 59.0397° N, 158.4575° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Dillingham, AK, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=59.0397&lon=-158.4575&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Landing](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/550) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 6 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report October 31, 1980
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 129367
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=ANC80IA093
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ANC80IA093

## NTSB brief

```
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 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](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N2878F-2014-09-25), registration cancelled 2014-09-25, S/N 44660, built 1953 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: DOUGLAS DC-6
- Registry model: [Douglas DC-6A](https://openairdocs.org/model/douglas-dc-6a) (registry code 3021706) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: [Pratt & Whitney R-2800 series](https://openairdocs.org/engine/pratt-whitney-r-2800-series) (registry code 52026, reciprocating) (OpenAirDocs)
- Category: Airplane
- Engines: reciprocating
- Damage: Minor damage
- Airport: Dillingham

## FAA reports on this event (1)

The FAA's own accident and incident reports, matched to the aircraft by N-number and date (OpenAirDocs).

- [Incident 19800826065589I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19800826065589I), Aug 26, 1980: Doug DC6A, Dillingham, AK, Minor damage. Nose gear retracted after touchdown. No mechanical found, pilot denied accidental retraction.

## Other investigations on N2878F (1)

From the NTSB's public API. Aircraft are matched to registry aircraft by N-number and event date, checked against the reported serial number, make and model; the registry's history has gaps, so older matches can be wrong. Compare the reported make and model.

- [NTSB ANC85FA118](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ANC85FA118), Jul 7, 1985: Douglas DC-6A (N2878F), Egegik, AK, destroyed

From the NTSB's public API. Aircraft are matched to registry aircraft by N-number and event date, checked against the reported serial number, make and model; the registry's history has gaps, so older matches can be wrong. Compare the reported make and model.

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