- Date
- September 4, 1971
- Place
- Juneau, AK · JUNEAU, AK
- Injuries
- 111 fatal
- Damage
- Destroyed
- Phase of flight
- Approach
- Aircraft
- N2969GBoeing 727
- Status
- Completed · report January 18, 1973
- Safety recommendations
- Yes
- Case key
- 79453
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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 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 1-0008 71/9/4 NR.JUNEAU,ALAS BOEING 727 CR- 7 0 0 SCHED DOM PASSG SRV AIRLINE TRANSPORT, AGE TIME - 1115 N2969G PX-104 0 0 41, 13870 TOTAL HOURS, DAMAGE-DESTROYED OT- 0 0 0 2688 IN TYPE, INSTRUMENT RATED. OPERATOR - ALASKA AIRLINES,INC. DEPARTURE POINT INTENDED DESTINATION LAST ENROUTE STOP ANCHORAGE,ALAS SEATTLE,WASH JUNEAU,ALAS TYPE OF ACCIDENT PHASE OF OPERATION COLLISION WITH GROUND/WATER: CONTROLLED LANDING: INITIAL APPROACH PROBABLE CAUSE(S) EQUIP-MISLEADING NAV INFO DISPLAY FOR UNDET REASON PILOT IN COMMAND - FAILED TO FOLLOW APPROVED PROCEDURES,DIRECTIVES,ETC. FACTOR(S) WEATHER - LOW CEILING WEATHER - RAIN WEATHER - FOG WEATHER BRIEFING - COMPANY DISPATCH WEATHER FORECAST - FORECAST SUBSTANTIALLY CORRECT SKY CONDITION CEILING AT ACCIDENT SITE OBSCURATION 1500 VISIBILITY AT ACCIDENT SITE PRECIPITATION AT ACCIDENT SITE 1/4 MILE OR LESS RAIN OBSTRUCTIONS TO VISION AT ACCIDENT SITE TYPE OF WEATHER CONDITIONS FOG IFR TYPE OF FLIGHT PLAN IFR FIRE AFTER IMPACT REMARKS- CREW DIDNT USE ALL NAV AIDS OR IDENTIFY NAV STA.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N2969G
- Reported as
- Boeing 727
- Category
- Airplane
- Engine
- turbo fan
- Damage
- Destroyed