- Date
- July 7, 1985, 01:15 local (09:15 UTC)
- Place
- Egegik, AK
- Injuries
- 3 minor
- Damage
- Destroyed
- Phase of flight
- Takeoff
- Aircraft
- N2878FDouglas DC-6A
- Weather
- Visual (VMC) · Dawn
- Status
- Completed
- Report
- Approved by Office Director
- NTSB office
- Alaska Regional Office
- Case key
- 4418
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Sequence of events
NTSB’s coding before 2008: each occurrence and phase of flight, and the causes and factors under it. The codes are defined in NTSB’s coding manual.
Loss of control - on ground/water
Airport facilities,runway/landing area condition - inadequate
Airport facilities,runway/landing area condition - dirt bank/rising embankment
Airport facilities,runway/landing area condition - rough/uneven
Directional control - not maintainedCause
Ground loop/swerve - uncontrolledCause
On ground/water encounter with terrain/water
Unsuitable terrain or takeoff/landing/taxi area - not identifiedCause
Preflight planning/preparation - disregardedCause
Analysis
Airplane accelerated to v 1 and struck through on sandy beach. The nose pitched up and the pilot lost directional control. The airplane struck adjacent bank caught fire. It was totally destroyed.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N2878F
- Reported as
- Douglas DC-6A
- Category
- Airplane
- Serial number
- 44660
- Airframe hours
- 22,655
- Engine
- P&W R-2800-52W, 2,400 horsepower, reciprocating
- Damage
- Destroyed
- Fire
- On-Ground
- Flight
- Business · Part 91 subpart F
- Operator
- Ball Brothers, Inc., doing business as Northern Pacific Transport,Inc
- Registered owner
- Ball Brothers, Inc.
- Airworthiness certificate
- Standard, Transport
- Destination
- ADQ · Kodiak, AK
- Flight plan
- Company VFR
N2878FRegistration cancelled Sep 25, 2014 · Douglas DC-6AAirframe modelDouglas DC-6AEngine modelPratt & Whitney R-2800 series
Matched to the registry by N-number and the event date; the registry’s history has gaps, so older matches can be wrong. Compare the reported make and model.
Flight crew
As NTSB recorded them. NTSB leaves out names.
- Role
- Pilot
- Age
- 50
- Certificates
- Commercial, Airline transport
- Airplane ratings
- Single-engine land, Single-engine sea, Multi-engine land
- Instrument ratings
- Airplane
- Medical
- Class 1, Valid Medical--no waivers/lim.
- Seat
- Left
- Flight hours
- 18,640 total · 468 in this make and model · 75 in the last 90 days · 8 in the last 24 hours
Weather
- Conditions
- Visual (VMC) · Dawn
- Wind
- 90° at 15 knots, gusting 25
- Visibility
- 15 statute miles
- Lowest ceiling
- None
- Temperature
- 48 °F
Other investigations on N2878F · 1
Matched to the same aircraft by N-number and date.