Douglas DC-6 crash, Jun 12, 2011, Cold Bay (ex Fort Randa...
Douglas DC-6 accident on June 12, 2011 near Cold Bay (ex Fort Randall AAF & Thornbrough AFB), Alaska, United States with no fatalities. Cause: The...
- Date: June 12, 2011
- Aircraft: Douglas DC-6
- Location: Cold Bay (ex Fort Randall AAF & Thornbrough AFB), Alaska, United States
- Fatalities: 0
- Phase of flight: Approach and landing
- Cause: The flight crew failed to extend the landing gear, with diverted attention on the approach contributing.
A Universal Airlines DC-6BF on a positioning flight from Togiak landed at Cold Bay with its landing gear still retracted. The captain had pointed out a boat dock during the approach, distracting the crew, and the gear-up warning horn was not noticed. The aircraft slid on its belly and was substantially damaged, and all crew survived.