| Status: | |
| Datum: | Dienstag 5 Mai 1970 |
| Zeit: | 03:40 |
| Flugzeugtyp: |  Lockheed L-1049H Super Constellation |
| Fluggesellschaft: | North Slope Supply Comp |
| Kennzeichen: | N174W |
| Werknummer: | 4636 |
| Baujahr: | 1956 |
| Besatzung: | Todesopfer: 0 / Insassen: 3 |
| Fluggäste: | Todesopfer: 0 / Insassen: 0 |
| Gesamt: | Todesopfer: 0 / Insassen: 3 |
| Sachschaden: | Zerstört |
| Konsequenzen: | Written off (damaged beyond repair) |
| Unfallort: | Barrow-Point Barrow Airport, AK (PBA) ( USA)
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| Flugphase: | Annäherung (APR) |
| Betriebsart: | Frachtflug |
| Flug von: | Fairbanks International Airport, AK (FAI/PAFA), USA |
| Barrow-Point Barrow Airport, AK (PBA), USA |
The Constellation undershot the runway on landing and collided with a snow bank. This caused the left main gear to collapse and the left wing and tail to fail.
Weather was poor: blowing snow and poor visibility.
Probable Cause:
PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
pilot in command - misjudged distance,speed,and altitude
terrain - snow-covered
FACTOR(S)
weather - snow
airports/airways/facilities - airport conditions: snow on runway
Informationsquelle:
» NTSB File 3-1076Fotos
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