UNK65X0118

NTSB accident investigation · Convair 285ACF · Chichagof I, AK · October 2, 1964

Accident · FatalClosed
Date
October 2, 1964
Place
Chichagof I, AK · CHICHAGOF I, AK
Injuries
1 fatal, 1 serious, 1 minor
Damage
Destroyed
Phase of flight
Landing
Aircraft
N4936VConvair 285ACF
Status
Completed · report February 2, 1965
Report
Brief approved by the director
Case key
185987

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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.

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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
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1-0078   64/10/2   CHICHAGOF I ALAS    CONVAIR 285ACF      CR-  1  1  1  NS/CTR REVENUE CARGO DOM  ATP,FLIGHT INSTR., AGE
        TIME - 1630                    N4936V              PX-  0  0  0                            42, 14125 TOTAL HOURS,
                                       DAMAGE-DESTROYED    OT-  0  0  0                            4995 IN TYPE, INSTRUMENT
                                                                                                   RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - OTTER LAKE
        OPERATOR - ALASKA COASTAL-ELLIS
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           HARD LANDING                                             LANDING: LEVEL OFF/TOUCHDOWN
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           COPILOT - IMPROPER LEVEL OFF
           PILOT IN COMMAND - INADEQUATE SUPERVISION OF FLIGHT
        FACTOR(S)
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - POORLY PLANNED APPROACH
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - AIRCRAFT CAME TO REST IN WATER
        REMARKS- OTTER LAKE IS USED FOR SEAPLANES SERVING A USFS CAMP.

Aircraft

Registration
N4936V
Reported as
Convair 285ACF
Category
Airplane
Engine
reciprocating
Damage
Destroyed
Airport
Otter Lake

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.