Accident Curtiss C-46D-10-CU Commando N10012,
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ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 330874
 

Date:Wednesday 10 February 1971
Time:13:05
Type:Silhouette image of generic C46 model; specific model in this crash may look slightly different    
Curtiss C-46D-10-CU Commando
Owner/operator:Reeve Aleutian Airways
Registration: N10012
MSN: 33271
Year of manufacture:1945
Fatalities:Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 2
Aircraft damage: Destroyed, written off
Category:Accident
Location:Nondalton Airport, AK (NNL) -   United States of America
Phase: Landing
Nature:Cargo
Departure airport:Anchorage International Airport, AK (ANC/PANC)
Destination airport:Nondalton Airport, AK (NNL/PANO)
Investigating agency: NTSB
Confidence Rating: Accident investigation report completed and information captured
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

Accident investigation:
  
Investigating agency: NTSB
Report number: ANC71AA040
Status: Investigation completed
Duration:
Download report: Final report

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