Accident · 2001-09-25
What the record says
- Event date
- 2001-09-25
- Event type
- Accident
- Highest injury level
- Minor injury
- Aircraft
- Douglas DC-6B (N867TA)
- Operating rule
- Part 121
- Operator
- operator not named in the NTSB record
Probable cause
The flightcrew's continued use of an unstabilized GPS approach. Factors associated with the accident were low ceilings, and the inadequate coordination between the crew.
Source: NTSB case ANC01LA146Flight crew
Flight-crew details for this event aren't in the NTSB database extract we hold (its coverage starts with 2008 events) — a gap in our data, not an absence of crew.
Facts as the NTSB records them — GroundCheck adds no judgement. Preliminary records may be revised as the investigation proceeds.