Lockheed 1049H N174W
5 May 1970 · Barrow, Alaska, United States · No injuries
Summary
On 5 May 1970 at about 03:40 local time, a Lockheed 1049H registered N174W, operated by North-Air Inc, was involved in an accident during the landing phase of flight near Barrow, Alaska, United States. 3 people were on board and nobody was injured. The aircraft was destroyed. No probable cause statement is available for this record.
The record
- Date
- at 03:40
- Classification
- Accident
- Location
- Barrow, Alaska, United States
- Nearest airport
- Milne Pt
- Coordinates
- Not recorded
- Aircraft
- Lockheed 1049H
- Registration
- N174W
- Category
- Fixed-Wing
- Engines
- 4
- Operator
- North-Air Inc
- Operating rule
- Air Taxi Operator
- Purpose of flight
- Air Taxi-Cargo Operations
- Phase of flight
- Landing
- Route
- Fairbanks, Alas → Milne Pt Air Strip
- Aircraft damage
- Destroyed
- Weather
- IMC
- Light
- Daylight
- NTSB number
- 3-1076
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
L LDG GR, L WING, TAIL FAILED PRIOR TO FIRE.
Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.
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|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 7 Jun 1970 | Lockheed 1049G | La Rioja, South America | - | No injuries | - |
| 20 Oct 1971 | Lockheed 1049H | Miami, Florida, United States | Blue Bell, Inc. | No injuries | - |
| 20 Oct 1971 | Lockheed 1049H | Gt.inagua, Other-Foreign Countries | Balair, Inc. | Fatal | 4 |
| 17 Apr 1967 | Lockheed 1049H | Kotzebue, Alaska, United States | Alaska Airlines, Inc. | No injuries | - |
| 10 Feb 1967 | Lockheed 1049H | Da Nang, Asia | Flying Tiger Line, Inc. | No injuries | - |
| 22 Jun 1967 | Lockheed 1049H | Saigon, Asia | Airlift International, Inc. | Fatal | 7 |
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| Date | Aircraft | Location | Operator | Outcome | Died |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 20 Jan 1970 | Piper PA-28 | Norwood, Massachusetts, United States | E W Wiggins AI | No injuries | - |
| 10 Mar 1970 | Cessna 182 | Albany, New York, United States | McIntyre Aviat | No injuries | - |
| 12 Apr 1970 | N American SNJ-4 | Dothan, Alabama, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 8 Mar 1970 | Cessna 182 | Ridgely, Maryland, United States | Charles B Todd | No injuries | - |
| 24 Jul 1970 | Piper PA-28 | Torrance, California, United States | Sperry Air SER | No injuries | - |
| 12 Dec 1970 | Aeronca 11AC | Butler, Georgia, United States | - | Fatal | 2 |