Accident
Last updated: 21 May 2013
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| Fecha: | 08 SEP 1973 |
| Hora: | 05:42 ADT |
| Tipo: | McDonnell Douglas DC-8-63CF |
| Operador: | World Airways |
| Registración: | N802WA |
| Numéro de série: | 46146/536 |
| Año de Construcción: | 1971 |
| Horas Totales de la Célula: | 10077 |
| Motores: | 4 Pratt & Whitney JT3D- |
| Tripulación: | Fatalidades: 3 / Ocupantes: 3 |
| Pasajeros: | Fatalidades: 3 / Ocupantes: 3 |
| Total: | Fatalidades: 6 / Ocupantes: 6 |
| Daños en la Aeronave: | Anulado |
| Consecuencias: | Written off (damaged beyond repair) |
| Ubicación: | cerca Cold Bay, AK (Estados Unidos de América)
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| Fase: | En ruta (ENR) |
| Naturaleza: | Carga |
| Aeropuerto de Salida: | Fairfield-Travis AFB, CA (SUU/KSUU), Estados Unidos de América |
| Cold Bay Airport, AK (CDB/PACD), Estados Unidos de América | |
| Número de Vuelo: | 802 |
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: "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." Fuentes:
Official accident investigation report
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Distance from Fairfield-Travis AFB, CA to Cold Bay Airport, AK as the crow flies is 3538 km (2211 miles).
Distance from Fairfield-Travis AFB, CA to Cold Bay Airport, AK as the crow flies is 3538 km (2211 miles).
