- Date
- December 1, 1965
- Place
- Hoquiam, WA · HOQUIAM, WA
- Injuries
- 2 minor, 11 uninjured
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Phase of flight
- Landing
- Aircraft
- N62375Douglas DC-3
- Status
- Completed · report April 13, 1966
- Report
- Brief approved by the director
- Case key
- 175470
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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 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 1-0069 65/12/1 HOQUIAM,WASH. DOUGLAS DC-3 CR- 0 0 3 SCHED DOM PASSG SRV AIRLINE TRANSPORT, AGE TIME - 1211 N62375 PX- 0 0 10 39, 15711 TOTAL HOURS, DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL OT- 0 0 0 10307 IN TYPE, INSTRUMENT RATED. NAME OF AIRPORT - BOWERMAN FIELD OPERATOR - WEST COAST AIRLINES,INC. TYPE OF ACCIDENT PHASE OF OPERATION OVERSHOOT LANDING: ROLL COLLIDED WITH: DIRT BANK LANDING: ROLL PROBABLE CAUSE(S) PILOT IN COMMAND - SELECTED WRONG RUNWAY RELATIVE TO EXISTING WIND PILOT IN COMMAND - FAILED TO INITIATE GO-AROUND FACTOR(S) MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - HYDROPLANING ON WET RUNWAY AIRPORTS/AIRWAYS/FACILITIES - AIRPORT CONDITIONS: WET RUNWAY WEATHER - LOW CEILING WEATHER - RAIN WEATHER BRIEFING - COMPANY DISPATCH WEATHER FORECAST - FORECAST SUBSTANTIALLY CORRECT SKY CONDITION CEILING AT ACCIDENT SITE BROKEN/LOWER SCATTERED 700 VISIBILITY AT ACCIDENT SITE PRECIPITATION AT ACCIDENT SITE 2 MILES OR LESS RAIN OBSTRUCTIONS TO VISION AT ACCIDENT SITE RELATIVE BEARING OF WIND FOG TAIL WIND 158-202 DEGREES TEMPERATURE-F WIND DIRECTION-DEGREES 51 190 WIND VELOCITY-KNOTS TYPE OF WEATHER CONDITIONS 15 IFR TYPE OF FLIGHT PLAN IFR REMARKS- HYDROPLANING WAS TO MINOR DEGREE IF AT ALL-WIND WAS DOWNWIND ABOUT 15KTS GUSTS TO 24
Aircraft
- Registration
- N62375
- Reported as
- Douglas DC-3
- Category
- Airplane
- Engine
- reciprocating
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Airport
- Bowerman Field