Incident Overview
Date: Saturday 8 September 1973
Aircraft Type: McDonnell Douglas DC-8-63CF
Owner/operator: World Airways
Registration Number: N802WA
Location: near Cold Bay, AK –
ÿ United States of America
Phase of Flight: Approach
Status: Destroyed, written off
Casualties: Fatalities: 6 / Occupants: 6
Component Affected: Flight Control SystemFlight Control System
Investigating Agency: NTSBNTSB
Category: Accident
A DC-8 aircraft crashed into Mount Dutton due to a deviation from approved instrument approach procedures, resulting in a descent into an area of unreliable navigation signals and obstructing terrain.A DC-8 aircraft crashed into Mount Dutton due to a deviation from approved instrument approach procedures, resulting in a descent into an area of unreliable navigation signals and obstructing terrain.
Description
The DC-8, operating on cargo flight for the Military Airlift Command from Travis AFB to Clark AFB via Cold Bay and Yokota AFB. The aircraft crashed into Mount Dutton at an altitude of 3500 feet. PROBABLE CAUSE: “The captain’s deviation from approved instrument approach procedures. As a result of the deviation the flight descended into an area of unreliable navigation signals and obstructing terrain.”
Primary Cause
Captain’s deviation from approved instrument approach procedures.Captain’s deviation from approved instrument approach procedures.Share on:
