Date: | Thursday 12 March 1964 |
Time: | 20:50 |
Type: | Douglas C-47A-30-DL (DC-3C) |
Owner/operator: | Frontier Airlines (FL) |
Registration: | N61442 |
MSN: | 9642 |
Year of manufacture: | 1943 |
Total airframe hrs: | 30442 hours |
Fatalities: | Fatalities: 5 / Occupants: 5 |
Aircraft damage: | Destroyed, written off |
Category: | Accident |
Location: | SE of Miles City Municipal Airport, MT (MLS) -
United States of America
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Phase: | Approach |
Nature: | Passenger - Scheduled |
Departure airport: | Billings-Logan Field, MT (BIL/KBIL) |
Destination airport: | Miles City Municipal Airport, MT (MLS/KMLS) |
Investigating agency: | CAB |
Confidence Rating: | Accident investigation report completed and information captured |
Narrative:The DC-3 struck the crest of a 2615 feet high upslope (a few feet below airfield elevation) during an VOR approach to Miles City runway 30. Adverse weather conditions existed in the form of near-minima ceiling and visibility, icing, and high gusty winds.
PROBABLE CAUSE: "The descent below obstructing terrain, for reasons undetermined, during an instrument approach in adverse weather conditions."
Accident investigation:
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Investigating agency: | CAB |
Report number: | UNK64X0890 |
Status: | Investigation completed |
Duration: | 1 year |
Download report: | Final report |
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Sources:
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