Curtiss CW-20B C-46F Commando

Curtiss CW-20B C-46F Commando

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N67933 was destroyed, a few years after this photo was taken.

From Aviation Safety Data Base:

Date: January 26, 1963
Type: Curtiss CW-20B C-46F-1-CU
Operator: Skyvan Airways
Registration: N67933
C/n: 22380
Year built: 1945
Crew: 1 fatalities / 2 on board
Passengers: 0 fatalities / 0 on board
Total: 1 fatalities / 2 on board
Location: Cape Lisburne AFB, Alaska (USA)
Phase: Initial Approach
Nature: Freight
Flight: Kotzebue, Alaska - Cape Lisburne AFB, Aalaska (Flightnumber )

Remarks:
The wind direction shifted from east to south while the crew were preparing to land at Runway 08. The captain decided to initiate a landing on Runway 26. The sinkrate during the approach became unsatisfactory and a go around was attempted. The aircraft was in a right turn at 150 ft (46 m) when the plane settled and crashed in the Chuckchi Sea, 300 yd (274 m) from the runway. Both pilots survived the impact, but one of them drowned in the 27 deg F (-2 deg C) water. Downdrafts in the area north of the runway probably caused the plane to settle. Downdrafts were known to exist when the wind is southerly. The phenomena is caused by high terrain surrounding the strip on all sides except the north. PROBABLE CAUSE: "An uncontrollable loss of altitude caused by adverse wind conditions during an attempted go-around."


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N67933 was destroyed, a few years after this photo was taken. From Aviation Safety Data Base: Date: January 26, 1963 Type: Curtiss CW-20B C-46F-1-CU Operator: Skyvan Airways Registration: N67933 C/n: 22380 Year built: 1945 Crew: 1 fatalities / 2 on board Passengers: 0 fatalities / 0 on board Total: 1 fatalities / 2 on board Location: Cape Lisburne AFB, Alaska (USA) Phase: Initial Approach Nature: Freight Flight: Kotzebue, Alaska - Cape Lisburne AFB, Aalaska (Flightnumber ) Remarks: The wind direction shifted from east to south while the crew were preparing to land at Runway 08. The captain decided to initiate a landing on Runway 26. The sinkrate during the approach became unsatisfactory and a go around was attempted. The aircraft was in a right turn at 150 ft (46 m) when the plane settled and crashed in the Chuckchi Sea, 300 yd (274 m) from the runway. Both pilots survived the impact, but one of them drowned in the 27 deg F (-2 deg C) water. Downdrafts in the area north of the runway probably caused the plane to settle. Downdrafts were known to exist when the wind is southerly. The phenomena is caused by high terrain surrounding the strip on all sides except the north. PROBABLE CAUSE: "An uncontrollable loss of altitude caused by adverse wind conditions during an attempted go-around."