Narrative:
After a flight from Anchorage the C-46 nosed up on touchdown on an ice covered lake. The nose section, including cockpit, broke off when the plane broke through the ice.
PROBABLE CAUSE:
pilot in command - improper in-flight decisions or planning
terrain - other
| Status: | Accident investigation report completed and information captured |
| Date: | Wednesday 10 February 1971 |
| Time: | 13:05 |
| Type: |  Curtiss C-46D-10-CU Commando |
| Operator: | Reeve Aleutian Airways |
| Registration: | N10012 |
| MSN: | 33271 |
| First flight: | 1945 |
| Crew: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 2 |
| Passengers: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 0 |
| Total: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 2 |
| Aircraft damage: | Damaged beyond repair |
| Location: | Nondalton Airport, AK (NNL) ( United States of America)
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| Phase: | Landing (LDG) |
| Nature: | Cargo |
| Departure airport: | Anchorage International Airport, AK (ANC/PANC), United States of America |
| Nondalton Airport, AK (NNL/PANO), United States of America | |
| Flightnumber: | 012 |
After a flight from Anchorage the C-46 nosed up on touchdown on an ice covered lake. The nose section, including cockpit, broke off when the plane broke through the ice.
Probable Cause:
PROBABLE CAUSE:
pilot in command - improper in-flight decisions or planning
terrain - other
Sources:
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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 Anchorage International Airport, AK to Nondalton Airport, AK as the crow flies is 294 km (184 miles).
Distance from Anchorage International Airport, AK to Nondalton Airport, AK as the crow flies is 294 km (184 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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