Douglas DC3C N59314

Summary

On 1 August 2019 at about 01:55 local time, a Douglas DC3C registered N59314, operated by Bush Air Cargo, Inc., was involved in an accident near Kenai, 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.

Date

1 August 2019 at 01:55

Classification

Accident

Location

Kenai, Alaska, United States

Nearest airport

Drift River (3AK5)

Coordinates

60.5894, -152.1575

Aircraft

Douglas DC3C

Registration

N59314

Category

Airplane

Year built

1943

Engines

2

Operator

Bush Air Cargo, Inc.

Operating rule

Part 91: General Aviation

Purpose of flight

Business

Phase of flight

Not recorded

Route

Kenai → Kenai

Aircraft damage

Substantial

Weather

VMC

Light

Day

NTSB number

GAA19CA492

Nobody was injured.

The pilot's failure to maintain a proper approach path in gusting crosswind wind conditions, which resulted in landing short of the runway and impact with a ditch and runway light.

Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record. This site does not paraphrase or interpret it.

Read the full NTSB narrative

The pilot reported that, during the approach, the airplane encountered a downdraft, and the tailwheel landed short of the runway threshold, struck a ditch, and impacted a runway light. The airplane sustained substantial damage to the fuselage. The pilot reported that there were no preaccident mechanical failures or malfunctions with the airplane that would have precluded normal operation. The pilot reported that the wind was a "22+ knot front left quartering crosswind and gusting."

Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.