Flugunfall 14 JUN 1960 einer Lockheed L-749A Constellation N1554V - Mount Gilbert, AK
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Status:Accident investigation report completed and information captured
Datum:Dienstag 14 Juni 1960
Zeit:04:47
Flugzeugtyp:Silhouette image of generic CONI model; specific model in this crash may look slightly different
Lockheed L-749A Constellation
Fluggesellschaft:Pacific Northern Airlines
Kennzeichen: N1554V
Werknummer: 2555
Baujahr: 1947
Betriebsstunden:30560
Triebwerk: 4 Wright R-3350
Besatzung:Todesopfer: 5 / Insassen: 5
Fluggäste:Todesopfer: 9 / Insassen: 9
Gesamt:Todesopfer: 14 / Insassen: 14
Sachschaden: Zerstört
Konsequenzen: Written off (damaged beyond repair)
Unfallort:Mount Gilbert, AK (   USA)
Flugphase: Während des Fluges (ENR)
Betriebsart:Inländischer planmäßiger Passagierflug
Flug von:Cordova-Mudhole Smith Airport, AK (CDV/PACV), USA
Flug nach:Anchorage International Airport, AK (ANC/PANC), USA
Flugnummer: 201
Unfallbericht:
Pacific Northern Airlines Flight 201 (PN201), a Lockheed L-749A Constellation, N1554V, departed Seattle/Tacoma International Airport, WA (SEA) at 00:23, for Anchorage International Airport, AK (ANC), with a scheduled stop at Cordova Airport, AK (CDV).
The flight from Seattle to Cordova was routine and the flight landed at 03:46. After a quick turnaround the flight taxied out for takeoff on runway 8 at 04:13 and requested clearance to Anchorage. Clearance was issued with an en route altitude of 10,000 feet.
The crew reported to Anchorage ARTCC that they passed Hinchinbrook at 04:27, at 9,000 feet on instruments. They were estimating Whittier at 04:47. But the flight never reported passing Whittier.
It was found to have flown into the shear face of the 9646 feet high Mount Gilbert at the 9000 feet level. Mount Gilbert was 28nm to the right of the intended track.

Probable Cause:

PROBABLE CAUSE: "The failure of the crew to use all available navigational aids in establishing the aircrafts position on Amber 1 Airway, thereby allowing the aircraft to deviate from course and fly over hazardous terrain. A contributing factor was the failure of Air Defence Radar, which had been tracking the aircraft, to notify either ARTCC or the crew that the aircraft was proceeding on a dangerous course."

Accident investigation:

Investigating agency: CAB
Status: Investigation completed
Accident number: final report
Download report: Final report

Informationsquelle:
» CAB Report


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Distance from Cordova-Mudhole Smith Airport, AK to Anchorage International Airport, AK as the crow flies is 254 km (159 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.
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