| Estado: | Final |
| Fecha: | martes 30 octubre 1979 |
| Hora: | 10:30 |
| Tipo: |  Douglas C-47B-35-DK Dakota IVM |
| Operador: | Frontier Flying Service |
| Registración: | N99663 |
| Numéro de série: | 33467/16719 |
| Año de Construcción: | 1945 |
| Motores: | 2 Pratt & Whitney R-1830-90C |
| Tripulación: | Fatalidades: 2 / Ocupantes: 2 |
| Pasajeros: | Fatalidades: 0 / Ocupantes: 0 |
| Total: | Fatalidades: 2 / Ocupantes: 2 |
| Daños en la Aeronave: | Anulado |
| Consecuencias: | Written off (damaged beyond repair) |
| Ubicación: | Bettles Airport, AK (BTT) ( Estados Unidos de América)
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| Fase: | Aproximación (APR) |
| Naturaleza: | Carga |
| Aeropuerto de Salida: | Fairbanks International Airport, AK (FAI/PAFA), Estados Unidos de América |
| Bettles Airport, AK (BTT/PABT), Estados Unidos de América |
Visibility at Bettles was very poor due to blowing snow and a low ceiling. DC-3 N99663 was on finals during a localiser DME approach when it struck three parked aircraft 50 feet to the right of the runway.
Probable Cause:
PROBABLE CAUSE:
pilot in command - improper IFR operation
FACTORS:
weather - low ceiling
weather - fog
weather - snow
Fuentes:
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Map
This map shows the airport of departure and the intended destination of the flight. The line between the airports does not display the exact flight path.
Distance from Fairbanks International Airport, AK to Bettles Airport, AK as the crow flies is 285 km (178 miles).
Distance from Fairbanks International Airport, AK to Bettles Airport, AK as the crow flies is 285 km (178 miles).
This information is not presented as the Flight Safety Foundation or the Aviation Safety Network’s opinion as to the cause of the accident. It is preliminary and is based on the facts as they are known at this time.
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