Douglas C-54 Skymaster crash, Oct 8, 1993, Point Lay
Douglas C-54 Skymaster accident on October 8, 1993 near Point Lay, Alaska, United States with no fatalities. Cause: Other sources describe ice on the...
- Date: October 8, 1993
- Aircraft: Douglas C-54 Skymaster
- Location: Point Lay, Alaska, United States
- Fatalities: 0
- Phase of flight: Approach and landing
- Cause: Other sources describe ice on the runway, and the report itself was not checked.
A Douglas C-54 cargo flight from Fairbanks landed at Point Lay, where the runway was about 3,500 feet long and braking action was poor. When the main gear reached a dry patch beside the runway, the aircraft veered sharply left and left the runway. Neither crew member was injured.