- Date
- April 14, 1962
- Place
- Wake Island, WQ · Wake Island, Wake Island
- Injuries
- 6 uninjured
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Phase of flight
- Approach
- Aircraft
- N602SACanadair CL-44D
- Status
- Completed · report October 20, 1971
- Report
- Brief approved by the director
- Case key
- 170073
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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 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 1-0068 62/4/14 WAKE ISLAND CANADAIR CL-44D CR- 0 0 4 MIL CONTRACT CARGO INTL ATP,FLIGHT INSTR., AGE TIME - 0454 N602SA PX- 0 0 2 51, 17678 TOTAL HOURS, 78 DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL OT- 0 0 0 IN TYPE, INSTRUMENT RATED. NAME OF AIRPORT - WAKE ISLAND OPERATOR - SLICK AIRWAYS,INC. DEPARTURE POINT INTENDED DESTINATION LAST ENROUTE STOP HONOLULU,HAWAII CLARK AFB,PI WAKE ISLAND TYPE OF ACCIDENT PHASE OF OPERATION UNDERSHOOT LANDING: FINAL APPROACH COLLIDED WITH: WIRES/POLES LANDING: FINAL APPROACH PROBABLE CAUSE(S) PILOT IN COMMAND - MISJUDGED DISTANCE AND ALTITUDE REMARKS- HIT 28 FT LTD POLE 1463 FT FROM RWY. CONT TO SAFE LDG.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N602SA
- Reported as
- Canadair CL-44D
- Category
- Airplane
- Engine
- turbo prop
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Airport
- Wake Island