Pil-Porter PC-6A N1421Z
28 November 1964 · Hughes Alas, Alaska, United States · No injuries
Summary
On 28 November 1964 at about 10:55 local time, a Pil-Porter PC-6A registered N1421Z, operated by Wien Alaska Airlines, Inc., was involved in an accident during the landing phase of flight near Hughes Alas, Alaska, United States. 5 people were on board and nobody was injured. The aircraft was substantially damaged. No probable cause statement is available for this record.
The record
- Date
- at 10:55
- Classification
- Accident
- Location
- Hughes Alas, Alaska, United States
- Coordinates
- Not recorded
- Aircraft
- Pil-Porter PC-6A
- Registration
- N1421Z
- Category
- Fixed-Wing
- Engines
- 1
- Operator
- Wien Alaska Airlines, Inc.
- Phase of flight
- Landing
- Aircraft damage
- Substantial
- Weather
- VMC
- Light
- Daylight
- NTSB number
- 1-0065
People
Nobody was injured.
| On board | Died | Serious | Minor | Uninjured |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 |
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
SUDDEN INFLIGHT RELEASE OF STRUT WHICH WAS FROZEN IN COMPRESSED POSITION-WATER GOT IN STRUT TUBE
Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.
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