Date: | Wednesday 11 December 1974 |
Time: | 20:15 |
Type: | Lockheed L-188AF Electra |
Owner/operator: | Fairbanks Air Service |
Registration: | N400FA |
MSN: | 1064 |
Year of manufacture: | 1959 |
Fatalities: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 3 |
Aircraft damage: | Destroyed, written off |
Category: | Accident |
Location: | Prudhoe Bay/Deadhorse Airport, AK (SCC) -
United States of America
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Phase: | Landing |
Nature: | Cargo |
Departure airport: | Fairbanks International Airport, AK (FAI/PAFA) |
Destination airport: | Prudhoe Bay/Deadhorse Airport, AK (SCC/PASC) |
Confidence Rating: | Accident investigation report completed and information captured |
Narrative:The aircraft landed on a remote oil company strip and veered to the left, went off the runway and struck a road. The no. 2 engine mount broke and the aircraft caught fire. The aircraft was carrying a load of 17000l Arctic diesel fuel.
PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
pilot in command - failed to maintain directional control
pilot in command - improper operation of powerplant & powerplant controls
FACTOR(S)
pilot in command - lack of familiarity with aircraft
miscellaneous acts,conditions - thrust reversal-asymetrical
miscellaneous acts,conditions - overload failure
airports/airways/facilities - airport conditions: ice/slush on runway
Sources:
NTSB File 3-4203
Location
Images:
photo (c) via Werner Fischdick; Miami International Airport, FL (MIA); August 1974
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