- Date
- April 5, 1976
- Place
- Ketchikan, AK · KETCHIKAN, AK
- Injuries
- 1 fatal, 11 serious, 23 minor, 15 uninjured
- Damage
- Destroyed
- Phase of flight
- Landing
- Aircraft
- N124ASBoeing 727
- Status
- Completed · report August 2, 1977
- Safety recommendations
- Yes
- Case key
- 79479
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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 76/4/5 KETCHIKAN,AK BOEING 727 CR- 0 5 2 SCHED DOM PASSG SRV AIRLINE TRANSPORT, AGE TIME - 0819 N124AS PX- 1 6 36 55, 19813 TOTAL HOURS, DAMAGE-DESTROYED OT- 0 0 0 2140 IN TYPE, INSTRUMENT RATED. NAME OF AIRPORT - KETCHIKAN INTL OPERATOR - ALASKA AIRLINES,INC. DEPARTURE POINT INTENDED DESTINATION LAST ENROUTE STOP JUNEAU,AK SEATTLE,WA KETCHIKAN,AK TYPE OF ACCIDENT PHASE OF OPERATION OVERSHOOT LANDING: LEVEL OFF/TOUCHDOWN COLLIDED WITH: DITCHES LANDING: ROLL PROBABLE CAUSE(S) PILOT IN COMMAND - FAILED TO FOLLOW APPROVED PROCEDURES,DIRECTIVES,ETC. PILOT IN COMMAND - MISJUDGED DISTANCE AND SPEED FACTOR(S) PILOT IN COMMAND - IMPROPER IN-FLIGHT DECISIONS OR PLANNING WEATHER - LOW CEILING WEATHER - FOG WEATHER - SNOW AIRPORTS/AIRWAYS/FACILITIES - AIRPORT CONDITIONS: ICE/SLUSH ON RUNWAY MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - RAN OFF END OF RUNWAY WEATHER BRIEFING - COMPANY DISPATCH WEATHER FORECAST - FORECAST SUBSTANTIALLY CORRECT SKY CONDITION CEILING AT ACCIDENT SITE OBSCURATION 800 VISIBILITY AT ACCIDENT SITE PRECIPITATION AT ACCIDENT SITE 2 MILES OR LESS SNOW OBSTRUCTIONS TO VISION AT ACCIDENT SITE RELATIVE BEARING OF WIND FOG LEFT QUARTERING TAIL WIND 203-247 DEGREES WIND DIRECTION-DEGREES WIND VELOCITY-KNOTS 350 6 TYPE OF WEATHER CONDITIONS TYPE OF FLIGHT PLAN IFR IFR FIRE AFTER IMPACT REMARKS- INITIATED G/A WITH INSUFF RWY RMNG,THEN ABORTED.ABANDONED ILS APCH WHEN ISLAND IN SIGHT.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N124AS
- Reported as
- Boeing 727
- Category
- Airplane
- Engine
- turbo fan
- Damage
- Destroyed
- Airport
- Ketchikan Intl
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