Douglas DC-3C N305SF
31 July 1998 · Anchorage, Alaska, United States · No injuries
Summary
On 31 July 1998 at about 23:26 local time, a Douglas DC-3C registered N305SF, operated by Galaxy Air Cargo, Inc., was involved in an accident near Anchorage, Alaska, United States. 2 people were on board and nobody was injured. The aircraft was substantially damaged. The NTSB has published a probable cause for this accident; it is quoted in full below.
The record
- Date
- at 23:26
- Classification
- Accident
- Location
- Anchorage, Alaska, United States
- Nearest airport
- Anchorage International (ANC)
- Coordinates
- 61.1602, -149.9904
- Aircraft
- Douglas DC-3C
- Registration
- N305SF
- Category
- Airplane
- Engines
- 2
- Operator
- Galaxy Air Cargo, Inc.
- Operating rule
- Part 91: General Aviation
- Purpose of flight
- Positioning
- Phase of flight
- Not recorded
- Route
- Nondalton → Unknown
- Aircraft damage
- Substantial
- Weather
- VMC
- Light
- Day
- NTSB number
- ANC98LA114
People
Nobody was injured.
| On board | Died | Serious | Minor | Uninjured |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
Probable cause
The pilot's failure to maintain directional control during landing, and the resulting overload fracture of the tailwheel fork assembly.
Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record. This site does not paraphrase or interpret it.
Read the full NTSB narrative
During the landing roll, after a wheel landing, the airplane veered left and departed the runway. The airplane's tailwheel fork assembly fractured. Postaccident inspection revealed the tailwheel offset to the left of the fuselage. Inspection at the NTSB metallurgical laboratory showed overstress separations with no evidence of preexisting cracking. The airplane and assembly had both accumulated 29,846 hours in operation at the time of the accident.
Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.
Other Douglas DC-3C accidents
| Date | Aircraft | Location | Operator | Outcome | Died |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 3 Feb 1998 | Douglas DC-3C | Moss Town, Haiti | Missionary Flight INT | No injuries | - |
| 24 May 1998 | Douglas DC-3C | Anchorage, Alaska, United States | Galaxy Air Cargo Inc. | Minor injuries | - |
| 15 Mar 1997 | Douglas DC-3C/BT-67R | Newton, Wisconsin, United States | - | Fatal | 4 |
| 17 Feb 1999 | Douglas DC-3C | Nassau, Bahamas | Florida Air Cargo, Inc. | No injuries | - |
| 7 Nov 1997 | Douglas DC-3C | Memphis, Tennessee, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 17 Mar 2000 | Douglas DC-3C | Ennadai Lake, Canada | Points North Air Services | Fatal | 2 |
Other accidents in this area
| Date | Aircraft | Location | Operator | Outcome | Died |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 11 Nov 1998 | Boeing 747-400 | Anchorage, Alaska, United States | Asiana Airlines | Minor injuries | - |
| 3 Nov 1998 | Piper PA-12 | Willow, Alaska, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 6 Feb 1998 | Cessna 207 | Homer, Alaska, United States | - | Fatal | 1 |
| 11 Nov 1998 | Piper PA-18-150 | Kenai, Alaska, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 28 Apr 1998 | Taylorcraft BL12 | Sitka, Alaska, United States | - | Fatal | 1 |
| 14 May 1998 | Cessna 208 | Nome, Alaska, United States | Baker Aviation Inc. | Serious injuries | - |