Accident
Last updated: 22 May 2013
| Status: | Schlussbericht |
| Datum: | 05 JAN 1979 |
| Zeit: | 20:21 |
| Flugzeugtyp: | Lockheed L-188PF Electra |
| Fluggesellschaft: | Great Northern Airlines |
| Kennzeichen: | N403GN |
| Werknummer: | 1127 |
| Baujahr: | 1960 |
| Besatzung: | Todesopfer: 0 / Insassen: 6 |
| Fluggäste: | Todesopfer: 0 / Insassen: 9 |
| Gesamt: | Todesopfer: 0 / Insassen: 15 |
| Sachschaden: | Zerstört |
| Konsequenzen: | Written off (damaged beyond repair) |
| Unfallort: | North Slope, AK (USA) |
| Flugphase: | Annäherung (APR) |
| Betriebsart: | Frachtflug |
| Flug von: | Umiat Airport, AK (UMT), USA |
| Lonely Dew Station, AK (LNI), USA |
Touchdown short of the runway; the left gear and wing failed.
PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
pilot in command - inadequate supervision of flight
copilot - misjudged distance and altitude
copilot - failed to initiate go-around
FACTOR(S)
miscellaneous acts,conditions - poorly planned approach
miscellaneous acts,conditions - overload failure Informationsquelle:
» NTSB File # 1-0019
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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 Umiat Airport, AK to Lonely Dew Station, AK as the crow flies is 175 km (109 miles).
Distance from Umiat Airport, AK to Lonely Dew Station, AK as the crow flies is 175 km (109 miles).
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.
