- | ACCIDENT DETAILS |
Date: | September 08, 1973 |
Time: | 0542 |
Location: | King Cove, Alaska |
Operator: | World Airways |
Flight #: | ? |
Route: | Travis - Cold Bay - Yokota - Clark |
AC Type: | McDonnell Douglas DC-8-63F |
Registration: | N802WA |
cn / ln: | 46146 |
Aboard: | 6 (passengers:3 crew:3) |
Fatalities: | 6 (passengers:3 crew:3) |
Ground: | 0 |
Summary: | Hit mountain at 3,500 ft., in level flight, 15.5 miles east of airport in fog. Improper IFR operation. Descended below MSA in mountainous terrain. The captain's deviation from approved instrument approach procedures. As a result of the deviation the flight descended into an area of unreliable navigation signals and obstructing terrain. |
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