| Date: | Monday 7 September 1981 |
| Time: | 11:00 |
| Type: |  Kaiser-Frazer C-119L Flying Boxcar |
| Owner/operator: | J.D. Gifford and Associates |
| Registration: | N8504W |
| MSN: | KMC-256 |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 2 |
| Other fatalities: | 0 |
| Aircraft damage: | Destroyed, written off |
| Category: | Accident |
| Location: | Dahl Creek Airport, AK (DCK) -
 United States of America
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| Phase: | Landing |
| Nature: | Executive |
| Departure airport: | Anchorage International Airport, AK (ANC/PANC) |
| Dahl Creek Airport, AK (DCK) | |
| Investigating agency: | NTSB |
| Confidence Rating: |  Accident investigation report completed and information captured |
The right hand main landing gear shear pin failed, causing the gear to collapse. Aircraft damaged beyond repair.
PROBABLE CAUSE(S):
airframe - landing gear: gear locking mechanism
miscellaneous acts,conditions - overload failure
Accident investigation:
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Sources:
NTSB
Location
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