Incident Overview
Date: Friday 26 March 1971
Aircraft Type: Douglas C-47B-15-DK (DC-3)
Owner/operator: Vanderpool Flying Service
Registration Number: N49319
Location: Red Devil Airport, AK (RDV) –
ÿ United States of America
Phase of Flight: Landing
Status: Destroyed, written off
Casualties: Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 2
Component Affected: AircraftAircraft
Investigating Agency: NTSBNTSB
Category: Accident
An aircraft experienced a landing near an unmarked 3-foot high snow bank. The incident was likely caused by inadequate airport supervisory procedures regarding obstruction warnings and marking of potential hazards. The snow conditions and airport conditions contributed to the landing, and a potential overload failure may have been involved.An aircraft experienced a landing near an unmarked 3-foot high snow bank. The incident was likely caused by inadequate airport supervisory procedures regarding obstruction warnings and marking of potential hazards. The snow conditions and airport conditions contributed to the landing, and a potential overload failure may have been involved.
Description
Ran into an unmarked 3-foot high snow bank after landing. PROBABLE CAUSE: personnel – airport supervisory personnel: failure to notify of unsafe cond/and or failure to mark obstruction airports/airways/facilities – airport conditions: unmarked obstructions factors: airports/airways/facilities – airport conditions: snow on runway miscellaneous acts,conditions – overload failure
Primary Cause
Failure to notify of unsafe conditions and/or obstructions by airport supervisory personnel.Failure to notify of unsafe conditions and/or obstructions by airport supervisory personnel.Share on:
