Status: | Accident investigation report completed and information captured |
Datum: | Samstag 8 September 1973 |
Zeit: | 05:42 ADT |
Flugzeugtyp: | McDonnell Douglas DC-8-63CF |
Fluggesellschaft: | World Airways |
Kennzeichen: | N802WA |
Werknummer: | 46146/536 |
Baujahr: | 1971 |
Betriebsstunden: | 10077 |
Triebwerk: | 4 Pratt & Whitney JT3D- |
Besatzung: | Todesopfer: 3 / Insassen: 3 |
Fluggäste: | Todesopfer: 3 / Insassen: 3 |
Gesamt: | Todesopfer: 6 / Insassen: 6 |
Sachschaden: | Zerstört |
Konsequenzen: | Written off (damaged beyond repair) |
Unfallort: | nahe Cold Bay, AK ( USA)
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Flugphase: | Während des Fluges (ENR) |
Betriebsart: | Frachtflug |
Flug von: | Fairfield-Travis AFB, CA (SUU/KSUU), USA |
Flug nach: | Cold Bay Airport, AK (CDB/PACD), USA |
Flugnummer: | 802 |
Unfallbericht:The DC-8, operating on cargo flight for the Military Airlift Command from Travis AFB to Clark AFB via Cold Bay and Yokota AFB. The aircraft crashed into Mount Dutton at an altitude of 3500 feet.
Probable Cause:
PROBABLE CAUSE: "The captain's deviation from approved instrument approach procedures. As a result of the deviation the flight descended into an area of unreliable navigation signals and obstructing terrain."
Accident investigation:
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Investigating agency: | NTSB |
Status: | Investigation completed |
Duration: | 242 days (8 months) | Accident number: | NTSB/AAR-74-06 | Download report: | Final report
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Sicherheitsempfehlungen
NTSB issued 1 Safety Recommendation
Issued: 24-MAY-1974 | To: FAA | A-74-53 |
MODIFY THE IAP CHART FOR THE ILS BACK COURSE DME APPROACH TO RUNWAY 32 AT COLD BAY, ALASKA, IN A MANNER THAT WILL HIGHLIGHT THE ALTITUDE RESTRICTIONS ON THE USE OF THE VORTAC AND THE HAZARDS ASSOCIATED WITH DEVIATIONS FROM PRESCRIBED APPROACH PROCEDURES. (Closed - Acceptable Action) |
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accident date:
08-09-1973type: McDonnell Douglas DC-8-63CF
registration: N802WA
accident date:
08-09-1973type: McDonnell Douglas DC-8-63CF
registration: N802WA
Map
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 Fairfield-Travis AFB, CA to Cold Bay Airport, AK as the crow flies is 3538 km (2211 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.