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Capitol International Airways Flight C2C3/26

Coordinates: 61°10′4.4″N 149°56′12.6″W / 61.167889°N 149.936833°W / 61.167889; -149.936833
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Capitol International Airways Flight C2C3/26
A Capitol McDonnell Douglas DC-8, similar to that involved in the accident
Occurrence
DateNovember 27, 1970
SummaryUnintended landing gear brake deployment resulting in weaker acceleration[1]
SiteTed Stevens Anchorage International Airport, Anchorage, Alaska
61°10′4.4″N 149°56′12.6″W / 61.167889°N 149.936833°W / 61.167889; -149.936833
Aircraft
Aircraft typeMcDonnell Douglas DC-8-63CF
OperatorCapitol International Airways
RegistrationN4909C
Flight originMcChord Field, Tacoma, United States of America
1st stopoverTed Stevens Anchorage International Airport, Anchorage, Alaska, United States of America
Last stopoverYokota Air Base, Western Tokyo, Japan
DestinationCam Ranh Bay, Southern Vietnam
Occupants229
Passengers219
Crew10
Fatalities47
Injuries49
Survivors182

Capitol International Airways Flight C2C3/26 was a chartered McDonnell Douglas DC-8 Military Airlift Command (MAC) contract flight from McChord Field in Tacoma to Cam Ranh Bay in Southern Vietnam via stopovers at Anchorage and at Yokota Air Base in Japan. The aircraft crashed after a botched take-off attempt from Runway 6R at Ted Stevens Anchorage International Airport on November 27, 1970. Of the 229 persons aboard the jet, 47 perished due to the post-crash fire.[a][2]

The National Transportation Safety Board conducted an investigation into the accident.[1]It released it's final report was released on March 29, 1972 and concluded that the probable cause of the accident was the unintended deployment of the brakes on the landing gear which prevented the aircraft to rotate and reduced the acceleration of the DC-8.[1]

Aircraft & crew

Aircraft

Crew

Flight C2C3/26 was piloted by:

  • Captain William G. Reid (aged 48) with 14,650 flying hours which included 5,740 flying hours in the DC-8.

Flight

Capitol International Airways Flight C2C3/26 was a chartered contract flight by the Military Airlift Command (MAC) from McChord Field in Tacoma to Cam Ranh Bay in Southern Vietnam via stopovers at Anchorage and Yokota. The flight departed from McChord AFB at 12:04 Alaskan Standard Time, on it's way to Ted Stevens.[b] The flight touched down at Anchorage at 15:32.[c]

See also

Notes

  1. ^ 46 passengers and 1 crew member perished in the accident
  2. ^ 9:04 Greenwich mean time
  3. ^ 12:32 Greenwich mean time

References

  1. ^ a b c "File No. 1-0025 AIRCRAFT ACCIDENT REPORT, CAPITOL INTERNATIONAL AIRWAYS , I N C . DC-8-63F, N4909C Anchorage, Alaska November 27, 1970 Adopted: March 29, 1972" (PDF). National Transportation Safety Board. March 29, 1972. Retrieved February 27, 2022.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: url-status (link)
  2. ^ Ranter, Harro. "ASN Aircraft accident McDonnell Douglas DC-8-63CF N4909C Anchorage International Airport, AK (ANC)". aviation-safety.net. Retrieved February 27, 2022.
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