Flugunfall 24 DEC 1968 einer Lockheed L-100 Hercules N760AL - Prudhoe Bay, AK
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Status:Accident investigation report completed and information captured
Datum:Dienstag 24 Dezember 1968
Zeit:04:30
Flugzeugtyp:Silhouette image of generic C130 model; specific model in this crash may look slightly different
Lockheed L-100 Hercules
Fluggesellschaft:Interior Airways
Kennzeichen: N760AL
Werknummer: 4229
Baujahr: 1967
Triebwerk: 4 Allison 501-D22
Besatzung:Todesopfer: 2 / Insassen: 4
Fluggäste:Todesopfer: 0 / Insassen: 0
Gesamt:Todesopfer: 2 / Insassen: 4
Sachschaden: Zerstört
Konsequenzen: Written off (damaged beyond repair)
Unfallort:Prudhoe Bay, AK (   USA)
Flugphase: Annäherung (APR)
Betriebsart:Frachtflug
Flug von:Fairbanks International Airport, AK (FAI/PAFA), USA
Flug nach:Prudhoe Bay Airport, AK (PUO), USA
Unfallbericht:
At 200 feet on finals sight of the runway was lost due to blowing snow. A go around was initiated, but the aircraft crashed.

Probable Cause:

PROBABLE CAUSE: "1) Pilot in command continued VFR flight into adverse weather conditions and delayed in initiating go around.; 2) Weather conditions - down/up drafts."



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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 Fairbanks International Airport, AK to Prudhoe Bay Airport, AK as the crow flies is 627 km (392 miles).
Accident location: Approximate; accuracy within a few kilometers.

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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