Date: | Friday 26 March 1971 |
Time: | 18:45 |
Type: | Douglas C-47B-15-DK (DC-3) |
Owner/operator: | Vanderpool Flying Service |
Registration: | N49319 |
MSN: | 26676/15231 |
Year of manufacture: | 1944 |
Engine model: | Pratt & Whitney R-1830-90C |
Fatalities: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 2 |
Aircraft damage: | Destroyed, written off |
Category: | Accident |
Location: | Red Devil Airport, AK (RDV) -
United States of America
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Phase: | Landing |
Nature: | Executive |
Departure airport: | Bethel Airport, AK (BET/PABE) |
Destination airport: | Red Devil Airport, AK (RDV) |
Investigating agency: | NTSB |
Confidence Rating: | Accident investigation report completed and information captured |
Narrative:Ran into an unmarked 3-foot high snow bank after landing.
PROBABLE CAUSE:
personnel - airport supervisory personnel: failure to notify of unsafe cond/and or failure to mark obstruction
airports/airways/facilities - airport conditions: unmarked obstructions
factors:
airports/airways/facilities - airport conditions: snow on runway
miscellaneous acts,conditions - overload failure
Accident investigation:
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Investigating agency: | NTSB |
Report number: | ANC71AA048 |
Status: | Investigation completed |
Duration: | 7 months |
Download report: | Final report |
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Sources:
NTSB
Location
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