Date: | Tuesday 5 May 1970 |
Time: | 03:40 |
Type: | Lockheed L-1049H Super Constellation |
Owner/operator: | North Slope Supply Comp |
Registration: | N174W |
MSN: | 4636 |
Year of manufacture: | 1956 |
Fatalities: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 3 |
Aircraft damage: | Destroyed, written off |
Category: | Accident |
Location: | Barrow-Point Barrow Airport, AK (PBA) -
United States of America
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Phase: | Approach |
Nature: | Cargo |
Departure airport: | Fairbanks International Airport, AK (FAI/PAFA) |
Destination airport: | Barrow-Point Barrow Airport, AK (PBA) |
Confidence Rating: | Accident investigation report completed and information captured |
Narrative:The Constellation undershot the runway on landing and collided with a snow bank. This caused the left main gear to collapse and the left wing and tail to fail.
Weather was poor: blowing snow and poor visibility.
PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
pilot in command - misjudged distance,speed,and altitude
terrain - snow-covered
FACTOR(S)
weather - snow
airports/airways/facilities - airport conditions: snow on runway
Accident investigation:
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Investigating agency: | |
Report number: | ANC70AA078 |
Status: | Investigation completed |
Duration: | 4 months |
Download report: | Final report |
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Sources:
NTSB File 3-1076
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