Curtiss C-46A N92853

Summary

On 10 July 1983 at about 21:40 local time, a Curtiss C-46A registered N92853, operated by Nenana Fuel Co., was involved in an accident near Bettles, Alaska, United States. 2 people were on board and 2 were seriously injured. The aircraft was substantially damaged. No probable cause statement is available for this record.

Date

10 July 1983 at 21:40

Classification

Accident

Location

Bettles, Alaska, United States

Nearest airport

Tobin Creek

Coordinates

67.2399, -152.2708

Aircraft

Curtiss C-46A

Registration

N92853

Category

Airplane

Engines

2

Operator

Nenana Fuel Co.

Operating rule

Part 91F: Special Flt Ops.

Purpose of flight

Business

Phase of flight

Not recorded

Route

Fairbanks → Tobin Creek

Aircraft damage

Substantial

Weather

VMC

Light

Day

NTSB number

ANC83FA119

2 people were seriously injured.

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

JUST AFTER TOUCHDOWN THE ACFT ROLLED OVER A FROST HEAVE ON THE RWY SURFACE AND BEGAN VEERING TO THE RIGHT. THE PLT APPLIED LEFT BRAKE AND ADDED PWR TO THE RIGHT ENG BUT THE ACFT CONTINUED GOING RIGHT UNTIL THE RIGHT WING STRUCK A HILL ADJACENT TO THE RIGHT SIDE OF THE RWY. THE ACFT CAME TO REST IN A DITCH 110 DEGREES TO THE RIGHT OF THE LNDG RWY HEADING. EXAMINATION OF THE RIGHT MAIN LNDG GEAR TIRE REVEALED A LARGE JAGGED OPENING IN THE SIDEWALL WHICH EXTENDED INTO THE TREAD AREA OF THE TIRE. THIS OPENING MATCHED ONE OF THE SIDES OF A ROCK FOUND IN THE VICINITY OF THE FROST HEAVE. THE ACFT MAINTENANCE LOGBOOKS WERE REVIEWED AND FOUND TO HAVE NO RECORD OF COMPLIANCE WITH AIRWORTHINESS DIRECTIVES.

Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.