Date: | Wednesday 6 June 1979 |
Time: | 04:17 |
Type: | Douglas DC-6BF |
Owner/operator: | Unknown |
Registration: | AN-BFN |
MSN: | 45322/939 |
Year of manufacture: | 1958 |
Fatalities: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 3 |
Aircraft damage: | Destroyed, written off |
Category: | Accident |
Location: | Charleston, WV -
United States of America
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Phase: | Landing |
Nature: | Illegal Flight |
Departure airport: | |
Destination airport: | Charleston (unknown airport), WV |
Investigating agency: | NTSB |
Confidence Rating: | Accident investigation report completed and information captured |
Narrative:Overran runway. The aircraft was carrying about 20000 lb of marijuana on board.
PROBABLE CAUSE:
pilot in command - misjudged distance and speed
pilot in command - attempted operation beyond experience/ability level
pilot in command - lack of familiarity with aircraft
FACTOR:
miscellaneous acts,conditions - ran off end of runway
Accident investigation:
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Investigating agency: | NTSB |
Report number: | IAD79FA054 |
Status: | Investigation completed |
Duration: | 4 months |
Download report: | Final report |
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Sources:
NTSB
Images:
photo (c) via Werner Fischdick; Miami International Airport, FL (MIA); March 1975
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