Douglas DC-6A N6587C
25 February 1983 · Nuiqsut, Alaska, United States · No injuries
Summary
On 25 February 1983 at about 16:08 local time, a Douglas DC-6A registered N6587C was involved in an accident near Nuiqsut, Alaska, United States. 3 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 16:08
- Classification
- Accident
- Location
- Nuiqsut, Alaska, United States
- Nearest airport
- Nuiqsut (10AK)
- Coordinates
- 71.2803, -156.7803
- Aircraft
- Douglas DC-6A
- Registration
- N6587C
- Category
- Airplane
- Engines
- 4
- Operator
- Not recorded
- Operating rule
- Part 91: General Aviation
- Purpose of flight
- Business
- Phase of flight
- Not recorded
- Route
- Unknown → Fairbanks
- Aircraft damage
- Substantial
- Weather
- VMC
- Light
- Day
- NTSB number
- ANC83LA048
People
Nobody was injured.
| On board | Died | Serious | Minor | Uninjured |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 |
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
THE CAPTAIN REPORTED THAT THE ACFT MOVED FASTER AT IDLE PWR BECAUSE THE CARGO HAD BEEN OFFLOADED. WHEN HE CHECKED THE BRAKES HALFWAY DOWN THE TAXIWAY HE FOUND THAT THE BRAKES WOULD NOT SLOW THE ACFT ON GLARE ICE AND SNOW. THE FLT ENGINEER BEGAN REVERSING THE PROPELLERS. APPROACHING THE RUNWAY THE ACFT BEGAN TO TURN UNTIL THE NOSE WHEEL BEGAN SKIDDING. THE ACFT WAS STRAIGHTENED OUT BEFORE IT SLID THRU A SNOWBANK INTO A SNOW FILLED DITCH ON THE OPPOSITE SIDE OF THE RUNWAY.
Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.
Other Douglas DC-6A accidents
| Date | Aircraft | Location | Operator | Outcome | Died |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 28 Apr 1984 | Douglas DC-6A | San Manuel, Arizona, United States | - | Serious injuries | - |
| 7 Jul 1985 | Douglas DC-6A | Egegik, Alaska, United States | Ball Brothers, Inc. | Minor injuries | - |
| 5 Mar 1981 | Douglas DC-6A | East Alton, Illinois, United States | Plymouth Leas | No injuries | - |
| 16 Jan 1981 | Douglas DC-6A | Gambell, Alaska, United States | Northern Air Cargo | No injuries | - |
| 1 Feb 1980 | Douglas DC-6A | Miami, Florida, United States | Other-Foreign Flag Carrier | No injuries | - |
| 3 May 1987 | Douglas DC-6A | Ft.lauderdale, Florida, United States | - | No injuries | - |
Other accidents in this area
| Date | Aircraft | Location | Operator | Outcome | Died |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 8 Jun 1983 | Cessna 182 | Bettles, Alaska, United States | John Pletting | No injuries | - |
| 19 Jun 1983 | Piper PA-18 | Squaw Lake, Alaska, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 24 Jun 1983 | Piper PA-18 | Palmer, Alaska, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 27 Jun 1983 | Piper J-3 | Skwentna, Alaska, United States | - | Minor injuries | - |
| 26 Jun 1983 | Cessna 170 | Fairbanks, Alaska, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 28 Jun 1983 | Cessna 180 | King Salmon, Alaska, United States | - | No injuries | - |