| Status: | Final |
| Date: | Friday 5 January 1979 |
| Time: | 20:21 |
| Type: |  Lockheed L-188PF Electra |
| Operator: | Great Northern Airlines |
| Registration: | N403GN |
| MSN: | 1127 |
| First flight: | 1960-12-13 (18 years ) |
| Crew: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 6 |
| Passengers: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 9 |
| Total: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 15 |
| Aircraft damage: | Damaged beyond repair |
| Location: | Inigok Airport, AK ( United States of America)
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| Phase: | Landing (LDG) |
| Nature: | Cargo |
| Departure airport: | Umiat Airport, AK (UMT/PAUM), United States of America |
| Inigok Airport, AK, United States of America |
Touchdown short of the runway; the left gear and wing failed.
The airplane operated on a flight from Anchorage, Alaska to Lonely Dew Station in northern Alaska. En route stops were planned at Umiat and Inigok.
Probable Cause:
PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
pilot in command - inadequate supervision of flight
copilot - misjudged distance and altitude
copilot - failed to initiate go-around
FACTOR(S)
miscellaneous acts,conditions - poorly planned approach
miscellaneous acts,conditions - overload failure
Sources:
» NTSB File # 1-0019Photos
accident date: 05-01-1979
type: Lockheed L-188PF Electra
registration: N403GN
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 Umiat Airport, AK to Inigok Airport, AK as the crow flies is 79 km (49 miles).
Distance from Umiat Airport, AK to Inigok Airport, AK as the crow flies is 79 km (49 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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