- Date
- January 16, 1981
- Place
- Gambell, AK · GAMBELL, AK
- Injuries
- 3 uninjured
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Phase of flight
- Enroute
- Aircraft
- N1036FDouglas DC-6A
- Status
- Completed · report March 10, 1981
- Report
- Brief approved by the director
- Case key
- 127682
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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 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 1-0003 81/1/16 NR.GAMBELL,AK DOUGLAS DC-6A CR- 0 0 3 SCHED DOM CARGO SRV AIRLINE TRANSPORT, AGE TIME - 1120 N1036F PX- 0 0 0 36, 11000 TOTAL HOURS, DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL OT- 0 0 0 8000 IN TYPE, INSTRUMENT RATED. OPERATOR - NORTHERN AIR CARGO DEPARTURE POINT INTENDED DESTINATION LAST ENROUTE STOP ANCHORAGE,AK FAIRBANKS,AK NOME,AK TYPE OF ACCIDENT PHASE OF OPERATION COLLISION WITH GROUND/WATER: CONTROLLED IN FLIGHT: NORMAL CRUISE PROBABLE CAUSE(S) PILOT IN COMMAND - CONTINUED VFR FLIGHT INTO ADVERSE WEATHER CONDITIONS MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - ICE-WINDSHIELD PILOT IN COMMAND - MISJUDGED ALTITUDE AND CLEARANCE FACTOR(S) WEATHER - LOW CEILING WEATHER - ICING CONDITIONS-INCLUDES SLEET,FREEZING RAIN,ETC. WEATHER BRIEFING - COMPANY DISPATCH WEATHER FORECAST - FORECAST SUBSTANTIALLY CORRECT SKY CONDITION CEILING AT ACCIDENT SITE OVERCAST UNKNOWN/NOT REPORTED VISIBILITY AT ACCIDENT SITE PRECIPITATION AT ACCIDENT SITE UNKNOWN/NOT REPORTED FREEZING RAIN OBSTRUCTIONS TO VISION AT ACCIDENT SITE TYPE OF WEATHER CONDITIONS UNKNOWN/NOT REPORTED IFR TYPE OF FLIGHT PLAN DVFR REMARKS- ENCTRD FZRA,WING TIP HIT ICE PACK DRG TURN TO REVERSE COURSE.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N1036F
- Reported as
- Douglas DC-6A
- Category
- Airplane
- Engine
- reciprocating
- Damage
- Substantial damage
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