Last updated: 25 September 2020
| Status: | |
| Datum: | zaterdag 26 januari 1963 |
| Type: |  Curtiss C-46F-1-CU Commando |
| Luchtvaartmaatschappij: | Skyvan Airways |
| Registratie: | N67933 |
| Constructienummer: | 22380 |
| Bouwjaar: | 1945 |
| Bemanning: | slachtoffers: 1 / inzittenden: 2 |
| Passagiers: | slachtoffers: 0 / inzittenden: 0 |
| Totaal: | slachtoffers: 1 / inzittenden: 2 |
| Schade: | Afgeschreven |
| Gevolgen: | Written off (damaged beyond repair) |
| Plaats: | Cape Lisburne AFB, AK ( Verenigde Staten)
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| Fase: | Nadering (APR) |
| Soort vlucht: | Vracht |
| Vliegveld van vertrek: | Kotzebue Airport, AK (OTZ/PAOT), Verenigde Staten |
| Cape Lisburne Airport, AK (LUR/PALU), Verenigde Staten |
The wind direction shifted from east to south while the crew were preparing to land at runway 08. The captain decided to initiate a landing on runway 26. The sink rate during the approach became unsatisfactory and a go around was attempted. The aircraft was in a right turn at 150 feet when the plane settled and crashed in the Chuckchi Sea, 300yds from the runway. Both pilots survived the impact, but one of them drowned in the 27deg F water.
Downdrafts in the area north of the runway probably caused the plane to settle. Downdrafts were known to exist when the wind is southerly. The phenomena is caused by high terrain surrounding the strip on all sides except the north.
Probable Cause:
PROBABLE CAUSE: "An uncontrollable loss of altitude caused by adverse wind conditions during an attempted go-around."
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Kaart
Deze kaart geeft het vliegveld van vetrek weer en de geplande bestemming van de vlucht. De lijn tussen de vliegvelden geeft niet de exacte vliegroute weer.
De afstand tussen Kotzebue Airport, AK en Cape Lisburne Airport, AK bedraagt 264 km (165 miles).
De afstand tussen Kotzebue Airport, AK en Cape Lisburne Airport, AK bedraagt 264 km (165 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.
