Accident
Last updated: 23 May 2013
| Status: | Schlussbericht |
| Datum: | 30 OKT 1979 |
| Zeit: | 10:30 |
| Flugzeugtyp: | Douglas C-47B-35-DK Dakota IVM |
| Fluggesellschaft: | Frontier Flying Service |
| Kennzeichen: | N99663 |
| Werknummer: | 16719/33467 |
| Baujahr: | 1945 |
| Triebwerk: | 2 Pratt & Whitney R-1830-90C |
| Besatzung: | Todesopfer: / Insassen: |
| Fluggäste: | Todesopfer: / Insassen: |
| Gesamt: | Todesopfer: / Insassen: |
| Sachschaden: | Zerstört |
| Konsequenzen: | Written off (damaged beyond repair) |
| Unfallort: | Bettles Airport, AK (BTT) (USA)
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| Flugphase: | Annäherung (APR) |
| Betriebsart: | Frachtflug |
| Flug von: | Fairbanks International Airport, AK (FAI/PAFA), USA |
| Bettles Airport, AK (BTT/PABT), USA |
Visibility at Bettles was very poor due to blowing snow and a low ceiling. DC-3 N99663 was on finals during a localiser DME approach when it struck three parked aircraft 50 feet to the right of the runway.
PROBABLE CAUSE:
pilot in command - improper IFR operation
FACTORS:
weather - low ceiling
weather - fog
weather - snow Informationsquelle:
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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 Fairbanks International Airport, AK to Bettles Airport, AK as the crow flies is 285 km (178 miles).
Distance from Fairbanks International Airport, AK to Bettles Airport, AK as the crow flies is 285 km (178 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.
