Incident Overview
Date: Thursday 12 March 1964
Aircraft Type: Douglas C-47A-30-DL (DC-3C)
Owner/operator: Frontier Airlines (FL)
Registration Number: N61442
Location: SE of Miles City Municipal Airport, MT (MLS) –
ÿ United States of America
Phase of Flight: Approach
Status: Destroyed, written off
Casualties: Fatalities: 5 / Occupants: 5
Component Affected: The DC-3 aircraftThe DC-3 aircraft
Investigating Agency: CABCAB
Category: Accident
A DC-3 aircraft struck the crest of a steep slope during an instrument approach to Miles City runway 30, experiencing adverse weather conditions. The descent below obstructing terrain, possibly due to undetermined factors, contributed to the incident.A DC-3 aircraft struck the crest of a steep slope during an instrument approach to Miles City runway 30, experiencing adverse weather conditions. The descent below obstructing terrain, possibly due to undetermined factors, contributed to the incident.
Description
The DC-3 struck the crest of a 2615 feet high upslope (a few feet below airfield elevation) during an VOR approach to Miles City runway 30. Adverse weather conditions existed in the form of near-minima ceiling and visibility, icing, and high gusty winds. PROBABLE CAUSE: “The descent below obstructing terrain, for reasons undetermined, during an instrument approach in adverse weather conditions.”
Source of Information
http://www.ntsb.gov/_layouts/ntsb.aviation/brief.aspx?ev_id=158&key=0http://www.ntsb.gov/_layouts/ntsb.aviation/brief.aspx?ev_id=158&key=0Primary Cause
The descent below obstructing terrain, for reasons undetermined, during an instrument approach in adverse weather conditions.The descent below obstructing terrain, for reasons undetermined, during an instrument approach in adverse weather conditions.Share on:
