Status: | |
Date: | Sunday 9 September 1956 |
Type: | Curtiss C-46F Commando |
Operator: | Westair Transport |
Registration: | registration unknown |
MSN: | |
First flight: | |
Crew: | Fatalities: 1 / Occupants: 2 |
Passengers: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 1 |
Total: | Fatalities: 1 / Occupants: 3 |
Aircraft damage: | Substantial |
Aircraft fate: | Repaired |
Location: | Kotzebue Airport, AK (OTZ) ( United States of America)
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Phase: | Landing (LDG) |
Nature: | Unknown |
Departure airport: | ? |
Destination airport: | Kotzebue Airport, AK (OTZ/PAOT), United States of America |
Narrative:Power was applied during a 18-20 knots crosswind landing to maintain directional control. The C-46 went off the side of the runway and struck a DC-3. The aircraft continued and came to rest in 6 feet of water next to the shoreline.
Reports indicate that the airplane had a load shift due to poor loading and securing of sheetrock material that was loaded on the plane. The co-pilot drowned while attempting to swim to the shore.
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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.