# NTSB ANC81DAA39: Fairchild C-119G, N8504W, Dahl Creek, AK, September 7, 1981

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Closed
- Date: September 7, 1981
- Place: Dahl Creek, AK · DAHL CREEK, AK
- Phase of flight: [Landing](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/550) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 2 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report October 6, 1981
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 126680
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=ANC81DAA39
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ANC81DAA39

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
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3-1811   81/9/7    DAHL CREEK,AK       FAIRCHILD C-119G    CR-  0  0  2  NONCOMMERCIAL             AIRLINE TRANSPORT, AGE
        TIME - 1100                    N8504W              PX-  0  0  0  CORP/EXEC                 30, 6000 TOTAL HOURS, 500
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            IN TYPE, INSTRUMENT
                                                                                                   RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - DAHL CREEK
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          ANCHORAGE,AK                DAHL CREEK,AK
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           GEAR RETRACTED                                           LANDING: ROLL
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           AIRFRAME - LANDING GEAR: GEAR LOCKING MECHANISM
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - OVERLOAD FAILURE
        REMARKS- R MAIN GEAR SHEAR PIN FAILED.
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N8504W](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N8504W-2014-09-05), registration cancelled 2014-09-05, S/N 256 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: FAIRCHILD C-119G
- Registry model: [Fairchild C-119G](https://openairdocs.org/model/fairchild-c-119g) (registry code 3372108) (OpenAirDocs)
- Category: Airplane
- Engines: reciprocating
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Airport: Dahl Creek

## FAA reports on this event (1)

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

- [Accident 19810907065219A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19810907065219A), Sep 7, 1981: Frchld C119, Dahl Creek, AK, Substantial damage. Right gear shear pin failed from overload, indicates hard landing. Gear folded, airplane skidded into a ditch.

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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