| Date: | Friday 26 October 1934 |
| Time: | |
| Type: |  Ford 4-AT-E Tri-Motor |
| Owner/operator: | Ptarmigan Airlines |
| Registration: | NC8403 |
| MSN: | 4-AT-65 |
| Year of manufacture: | 1929 |
| Engine model: | Wright J-6-9 Whirlwind |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: |
| Other fatalities: | 0 |
| Aircraft damage: | Destroyed, written off |
| Category: | Accident |
| Location: | Flat Airport, AK (FLT) -
 United States of America
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| Phase: | Landing |
| Nature: | Cargo |
| Departure airport: | |
| Flat Airport, AK (FLT) |
Groundlooped and the undercarriage collapsed. The airplane was carrying a heavy load of tractor parts when it landed in crosswind conditions.
Sources:
The Ford Tri-Motor 1926-1992 / William T. Larkins
Alaska Aviation Heritage Museum
Images:
photo (c) Trevor Whalley; Spokane, WA
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