| Statuts: | Enquête Officielle |
| Date: | vendredi 2 octobre 1964 |
| Heure: | 16:30 |
| Type/Sous-type: |  Steward-Davis Super Catalina (PBY-5A) |
| Compagnie: | Alaska Coastal-Ellis Airlines |
| Immatriculation: | N4936V |
| Numéro de série: | 1705 |
| Année de Fabrication: | |
| Moteurs: | 2 Wright R-2600 |
| Equipage: | victimes: 1 / à bord: 3 |
| Passagers: | victimes: 0 / à bord: 0 |
| Total: | victimes: 1 / à bord: 3 |
| Dégats de l'appareil: | Perte Totale |
| Conséquences: | Written off (damaged beyond repair) |
| Lieu de l'accident: | Otter Lake, Chichagof Island, AK ( Etats-Unis d'Amérique)
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| Phase de vol: | A l'atterrissage (LDG) |
| Nature: | Cargo |
| Aéroport de départ: | Sitka Airport, AK (SIT/PASI), Etats-Unis d'Amérique |
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The airplane nosed in after a hard landing on the water of Otter Lake.
It was transporting supplies from Sitka to build a US Forest Service cabin that was being constructed on the shore of the lake.
The airplane was a former US Navy Consolidated PBY-5A Catalina that had been converted by Steward-Davis Inc. as a Super Catalina with upgraded Wright Cyclone R-2600 engines, a modified tail fin, a faired nose and other modifications.
Probable Cause:
PROBABLE CAUSES:
copilot - improper level off
pilot in command - inadequate supervision of flight
FACTORS:
miscellaneous acts,conditions - poorly planned approach
miscellaneous acts,conditions - aircraft came to rest in water
Sources:
» NTSBPhotos
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