Douglas DC-6 N2878F
26 August 1980 · Dillingham, Alaska, United States · No injuries
Summary
On 26 August 1980 at about 10:25 local time, a Douglas DC-6 registered N2878F, operated by Ball Brothers, was involved in an incident during the landing phase of flight near Dillingham, Alaska, United States. 6 people were on board and nobody was injured. The aircraft was slightly damaged. No probable cause statement is available for this record.
The record
- Date
- at 10:25
- Classification
- Incident
- Location
- Dillingham, Alaska, United States
- Nearest airport
- Dillingham
- Coordinates
- Not recorded
- Aircraft
- Douglas DC-6
- Registration
- N2878F
- Category
- Fixed-Wing
- Engines
- 4
- Operator
- Ball Brothers
- Operating rule
- Corporate/Executive
- Purpose of flight
- Corporate/Executive
- Phase of flight
- Landing
- Route
- Anchorage, Ak → S
- Aircraft damage
- Minor
- Weather
- VMC
- Light
- Daylight
- NTSB number
- 5-0018
People
Nobody was injured.
| On board | Died | Serious | Minor | Uninjured |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 |
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
CAUSE OF NOSE GR RETRACTION NOT DETERMINED.
Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.
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|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 10 Jun 1980 | Douglas DC-6 | Indianapolis, Indiana, United States | Zantop International Airlines | No injuries | - |
| 27 Aug 1978 | Douglas DC-6 | Muscat, Asia | - | Fatal | 4 |
| 8 Feb 1976 | Douglas DC-6 | Van Nuys, California, United States | Mercer Airlines, Inc. | Fatal | 3 |
| 20 Mar 1970 | Douglas DC-6 | Oshima Isle, Asia | Southern Air Transport, Inc. | Serious injuries | - |
| 15 Feb 1968 | Douglas DC-6 | Chattanooga, Tennessee, United States | Delta Air Lines, Inc. | No injuries | - |
| 8 Sep 1967 | Douglas DC-6 | Vandalia, Ohio, United States | United Air Lines, Inc. | Fatal | - |
Other accidents in this area
| Date | Aircraft | Location | Operator | Outcome | Died |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 15 Feb 1980 | Grum-Amer AA-5 | Miami, Florida, United States | - | Fatal | 1 |
| 20 Mar 1980 | Piper PA-30 | Charlotte, North Carolina, United States | Caro-Wings FLI | Fatal | 1 |
| 27 May 1980 | Cessna 150 | Clinton, Maryland, United States | Andrews Aero C | No injuries | - |
| 19 May 1980 | Cessna 150 | Everett, Pennsylvania, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 18 May 1980 | Grumman AA-1 | Sylvania, Ohio, United States | - | Fatal | 2 |
| 10 Apr 1980 | Cessna 150 | Colusa, California, United States | Sky View Aviat | No injuries | - |