ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 331085
| Date: | Friday 3 July 1970 |
| Time: | 14:00 |
| Type: |  Douglas C-47-DL (DC-3) |
| Owner/operator: | Reeder Flying Service |
| Registration: | N154R |
| MSN: | 6156 |
| Year of manufacture: | 1942 |
| Engine model: | Pratt & Whitney R-1830-92 |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 7 / Occupants: 27 |
| Aircraft damage: | Destroyed, written off |
| Category: | Accident |
| Location: | McGrath Airport, AK (MCG) -
 United States of America
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| Phase: | Initial climb |
| Nature: | Passenger |
| Departure airport: | McGrath Airport, AK (MCG/PAMC) |
| Galena Airport, AK (GAL/PAGA) | |
| Confidence Rating: |  Accident investigation report completed and information captured |
After raising the landing gear the right propeller struck the runway. The DC-3 crashed and caught fire.
PROBABLE CAUSE(S):
pilot in command - diverted attention from operation of aircraft
terrain - high obstructions
Accident investigation:
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Sources:
NTSB File 3-1501
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