Fairchild C-119G N8504W
7 September 1981 · Dahl Creek, Alaska, United States · No injuries
Summary
On 7 September 1981 at about 11:00 local time, a Fairchild C-119G registered N8504W, operated by BEN Lomond, Inc, was involved in an accident during the landing phase of flight near Dahl Creek, Alaska, United States. 2 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 11:00
- Classification
- Accident
- Location
- Dahl Creek, Alaska, United States
- Nearest airport
- Dahl Creek
- Coordinates
- Not recorded
- Aircraft
- Fairchild C-119G
- Registration
- N8504W
- Category
- Fixed-Wing
- Engines
- 2
- Operator
- BEN Lomond, Inc
- Operating rule
- Corporate/Executive
- Purpose of flight
- Corporate/Executive
- Phase of flight
- Landing
- Route
- Anchorage, Ak → S
- Aircraft damage
- Substantial
- Weather
- VMC
- Light
- Daylight
- NTSB number
- 3-1811
People
Nobody was injured.
| On board | Died | Serious | Minor | Uninjured |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
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
R MAIN GEAR SHEAR PIN FAILED.
Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.
Other Fairchild C-119G accidents
| Date | Aircraft | Location | Operator | Outcome | Died |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 27 Jun 1981 | Fairchild C-119G | Bettles, Alaska, United States | Hawkins Powers | Minor injuries | - |
| 10 Jun 1978 | Fairchild C-119G | Greybull, Wyoming, United States | Hawkins & Powe | Fatal | 3 |
Other accidents in this area
| Date | Aircraft | Location | Operator | Outcome | Died |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 23 Jan 1981 | Cessna 150 | Ellenville, New York, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 7 Jan 1981 | Aerospatial AS-350 | Garden City, New York, United States | Island Helicop | Minor injuries | - |
| 26 Mar 1981 | Cessna 172 | Payson, Arizona, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 18 Apr 1981 | Cessna 172 | Cullison, Kansas, United States | - | Serious injuries | - |
| 21 Jan 1981 | Cessna 500 | Bluefield, West Virginia, United States | Georgia-Pacifi | Fatal | 5 |
| 16 Jun 1981 | Bell 212 | Angleton, Texas, United States | Houston Helico | Minor injuries | - |