ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 27354
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| Date: | Wednesday 24 January 1968 |
| Time: | 18:59 LT |
| Type: |  North American B-25 Mitchell |
| Owner/operator: | private |
| Registration: | N7707C |
| MSN: | 108-33965 |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 3 |
| Aircraft damage: | Destroyed |
| Category: | Accident |
| Location: | Sitka, AK -
 United States of America
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| Phase: | Landing |
| Nature: | Executive |
| Departure airport: | |
| Sitka Airport | |
| Investigating agency: | NTSB |
| Confidence Rating: |  Information is only available from news, social media or unofficial sources |
Following an uneventful flight, the crew completed the landing procedure on a snow covered runway at Sitka Airport. After touchdown, the airplane went out of control, veered off runway and collided with a rock pile. While all three occupants escaped uninjured, the aircraft was destroyed by a post crash fire. The aircraft was owned by Fred Lewis and Fred Zax.
- Cause :
"The crew failed to maintain directional control after landing due to snow on runway. The crew decided to attempt the flight with known deficiencies in equipment as the aircraft was poorly equipped with unreliable radios and the cockpit light failed in flight. At the time of the accident, the runway was covered with one inch of snow."
Accident investigation:
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Sources:
https://www.baaa-acro.com/sites/default/files/2018-04/N7707C.pdf
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 27-Sep-2008 01:00 | ASN archive | Added |
| 09-Jan-2020 00:48 | Captain Adam | Updated [Time, Cn, Phase, Nature, Destination airport, Source, Damage, Narrative] |
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