| Date: | Saturday 29 May 1965 |
| Time: | 09:25 |
| Type: |  Douglas C-47A-DK (DC-3) |
| Owner/operator: | Reeve Aleutian Airways |
| Registration: | N91016 |
| MSN: | 11853 |
| Year of manufacture: | 1943 |
| Total airframe hrs: | 24137 hours |
| Engine model: | Pratt & Whitney R-1830-92 |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 5 |
| Aircraft damage: | Destroyed, written off |
| Category: | Accident |
| Location: | Nikolski Air Force Station, AK (IKO) -
 United States of America
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| Phase: | Initial climb |
| Nature: | Passenger - Scheduled |
| Departure airport: | Nikolski Air Force Station, AK (IKO/PAKO) |
| Investigating agency: | NTSB |
| Confidence Rating: |  Accident investigation report completed and information captured |
A sudden wind gust (crosswind component estimated to be 28 kts) caused a premature lift-off on takeoff. The aircraft stalled and crashed.
PROBABLE CAUSE(S):
weather - sudden windshift
weather briefing - unknown/not reported
weather forecast - unknown/not reported
Accident investigation:
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Sources:
NTSB File 1-0017
Location
Images:
photo (c) K. Jorgensen; Nikolski Air Force Station, AK (IKO); August 2004
photo (c) K. Jorgensen; Nikolski Air Force Station, AK (IKO); August 2004
photo (c) Daniel Kharitonov; Nikolski Air Force Station, AK (IKO); 30 August 2017
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