Status: | Accident investigation report completed and information captured |
Datum: | Dienstag 24 Dezember 1968 |
Zeit: | 04:30 |
Flugzeugtyp: | 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)
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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.