Accident
Last updated: 19 May 2013
| Status: | Definitief |
| Datum: | 20 JAN 1949 |
| Tijd: | 20:05 |
| Type: | Douglas C-47A-90-DL (DC-3C) |
| Luchtvaartmaatschappij: | Alaska Airlines |
| Registratie: | NC91006 |
| Constructienummer: | 20208 |
| Bouwjaar: | 1944 |
| Aantal vlieguren: | 8051 |
| Motoren: | 2 Pratt & Whitney R-1830-65-92 |
| Bemanning: | slachtoffers: 2 / inzittenden: 3 |
| Passagiers: | slachtoffers: 3 / inzittenden: 3 |
| Totaal: | slachtoffers: 5 / inzittenden: 6 |
| Schade: | Afgeschreven |
| Gevolgen: | Written off (damaged beyond repair) |
| Plaats: | nabij Homer, AK (Verenigde Staten) |
| Fase: | Kruisvlucht (ENR) |
| Soort vlucht: | Binnenlandse lijnvlucht |
| Vliegveld van vertrek: | Homer Airport, AK (HOM/PAHO), Verenigde Staten |
| Kenai Airport, AK (ENA/PAEN), Verenigde Staten | |
| Vluchtnummer: | 8 |
Takeoff was accomplished from Homer at 19:50. Just before takeoff the flight advised Homer Tower that it would proceed to Kenai in accordance with visual flight rules. At 19:57 the flight was advised by Kenai radio that there were no passengers or cargo at Kenai, so the crew decided not to land at Kenai. At 20:05, the flight struck the south side of Ptarmigan Head at an elevation of 2,800 feet, nine miles east of the center line of the airway to Kenai.
PROBABLE CAUSE: "The Board determines that the probable cause of this accident was the action of the pilot in proceeding off the designated airway at an altitude insufficient to clear the terrain." Bronnen:
» CAB File No. 1-0008
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Kaart
Deze kaart geeft het vliegveld van vetrek weer en de geplande bestemming van de vlucht. De lijn tussen de vliegvelden geeft niet de exacte vliegroute weer.
De afstand tussen Homer Airport, AK en Kenai Airport, AK bedraagt 103 km (64 miles).
De afstand tussen Homer Airport, AK en Kenai Airport, AK bedraagt 103 km (64 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.
