Narrative:
The aircraft crashed 152 feet short of the runway when the main gear struck a bank, which was located 18 inches below the runway level. The pilot tried to go around but the left engine quit. The C-46 crash-landed.
PROBABLE CAUSE:
pilot in command - misjudged distance and altitude
FACTORS:
miscellaneous acts,conditions - poorly planned approach
weather - downdraft,updrafts
miscellaneous acts,conditions - overload failure
weather briefing - unknown/not reported
weather forecast - unknown/not reported
accident date: 10-07-1973
type: Curtiss C-46F Commando
registration: N1312V
| Status: | Accident investigation report completed and information captured |
| Date: | Tuesday 10 July 1973 |
| Time: | 09:58 |
| Type: |  Curtiss C-46F-1-CU Commando |
| Operator: | Fairbanks Air Service |
| Registration: | N1312V |
| MSN: | 22575 |
| First flight: | 1945 |
| Crew: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 3 |
| Passengers: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 0 |
| Total: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 3 |
| Aircraft damage: | Damaged beyond repair |
| Location: | Beluga Airport, AK (BVU) ( United States of America)
|
| Phase: | Landing (LDG) |
| Nature: | Cargo |
| Departure airport: | Anchorage International Airport, AK (ANC/PANC), United States of America |
| Beluga Airport, AK (BVU/PABG), United States of America |
The aircraft crashed 152 feet short of the runway when the main gear struck a bank, which was located 18 inches below the runway level. The pilot tried to go around but the left engine quit. The C-46 crash-landed.
Probable Cause:
PROBABLE CAUSE:
pilot in command - misjudged distance and altitude
FACTORS:
miscellaneous acts,conditions - poorly planned approach
weather - downdraft,updrafts
miscellaneous acts,conditions - overload failure
weather briefing - unknown/not reported
weather forecast - unknown/not reported
Sources:
» NTSBPhotos
accident date: 10-07-1973
type: Curtiss C-46F Commando
registration: N1312V
Map
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 Anchorage International Airport, AK to Beluga Airport, AK as the crow flies is 56 km (35 miles).
Distance from Anchorage International Airport, AK to Beluga Airport, AK as the crow flies is 56 km (35 miles).
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