Douglas DC-7C N285
22 October 1962 · Sitka Sound, Alaska, United States · No injuries
Summary
On 22 October 1962 at about 12:52 local time, a Douglas DC-7C registered N285, operated by Northwest Airlines, Inc., was involved in an accident during in flight near Sitka Sound, Alaska, United States. 102 people were on board and nobody was injured. The aircraft was destroyed. No probable cause statement is available for this record.
The record
- Date
- at 12:52
- Classification
- Accident
- Location
- Sitka Sound, Alaska, United States
- Coordinates
- Not recorded
- Aircraft
- Douglas DC-7C
- Registration
- N285
- Category
- Fixed-Wing
- Engines
- 4
- Operator
- Northwest Airlines, Inc.
- Phase of flight
- In Flight
- Route
- McChord Afbase, Wash → Elmendorf Afb, Alas
- Aircraft damage
- Destroyed
- Weather
- VMC
- Light
- Daylight
- NTSB number
- 1-0030
People
Nobody was injured.
| On board | Died | Serious | Minor | Uninjured |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 102 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 102 |
Probable cause
The NTSB has not published a probable cause for this record. No probable cause statement is present in the source data.
Nothing about the cause is stated here that is not in the source record.
Read the full NTSB narrative
UNCONTROLLABLE OVERSPEED OF PROP DUE FAILURE IN BLOWER SECTION OF NR 2 ENG.DITCHED NEAR BIORKA ISL
Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.
Other Douglas DC-7C accidents
| Date | Aircraft | Location | Operator | Outcome | Died |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 3 Jun 1963 | Douglas DC-7C | Annette Isld, Alaska, United States | Northwest Airlines, Inc. | Fatal | 101 |
| 15 Aug 1963 | Douglas DC-7C | Panama Cty, Central America | Braniff Airways, Inc. | No injuries | - |
| 1 Sep 1966 | Douglas DC-7C | Miami Fla, Florida, United States | Modern Air Transport, Inc. | No injuries | - |
| 12 Sep 1966 | Douglas DC-7C | Tokyo, Other-Foreign Countries | Airlift International, Inc. | Serious injuries | - |
| 30 Dec 1966 | Douglas DC-7C | Saigon, Asia | Airlift International, Inc. | Minor injuries | - |
| 28 Sep 1968 | Douglas DC-7C | Miami, Florida, United States | Airlift International, Inc. | No injuries | - |
Other accidents in this area
| Date | Aircraft | Location | Operator | Outcome | Died |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 23 Jul 1962 | Armstrong AW-650 | Rome, New York, United States | Capitol Airways | No injuries | - |
| 11 Sep 1962 | Sud Avn SE 210 | Cleveland, Ohio, United States | United Air Lines, Inc. | No injuries | - |
| 30 Aug 1962 | Boeing 720 | New Orleans, Louisiana, United States | Eastern Air Lines, Inc. | No injuries | - |
| 17 Aug 1962 | Curtiss-Wrt C-46R | Miami, Florida, United States | Riddle Airlines, Inc. | No injuries | - |
| 23 Sep 1962 | Boeing 720 | Albany, New York, United States | United Air Lines, Inc. | Serious injuries | - |
| 26 Jan 1962 | Boeing 720B | Ft.lauderdale, Florida, United States | Northwest Airlines, Inc. | No injuries | - |