Accident Douglas C-47B-15-DK (DC-3) N49319,
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ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 330848
 

Date:Friday 26 March 1971
Time:18:45
Type:Silhouette image of generic DC3 model; specific model in this crash may look slightly different    
Douglas C-47B-15-DK (DC-3)
Owner/operator:Vanderpool Flying Service
Registration: N49319
MSN: 26676/15231
Year of manufacture:1944
Engine model:Pratt & Whitney R-1830-90C
Fatalities:Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 2
Aircraft damage: Destroyed, written off
Category:Accident
Location:Red Devil Airport, AK (RDV) -   United States of America
Phase: Landing
Nature:Executive
Departure airport:Bethel Airport, AK (BET/PABE)
Destination airport:Red Devil Airport, AK (RDV)
Investigating agency: NTSB
Confidence Rating: Accident investigation report completed and information captured
Narrative:
Ran into an unmarked 3-foot high snow bank after landing.

PROBABLE CAUSE:
personnel - airport supervisory personnel: failure to notify of unsafe cond/and or failure to mark obstruction
airports/airways/facilities - airport conditions: unmarked obstructions
factors:
airports/airways/facilities - airport conditions: snow on runway
miscellaneous acts,conditions - overload failure

Accident investigation:
  
Investigating agency: NTSB
Report number: ANC71AA048
Status: Investigation completed
Duration:
Download report: Final report

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