Douglas DC-4 crash, Oct 10, 2020, Yakataga
Douglas DC-4 accident on October 10, 2020 near Yakataga, Alaska, United States with no fatalities. Cause: Pilots decision to land on a wet, soft...
- Date: October 10, 2020
- Aircraft: Douglas DC-4
- Location: Yakataga, Alaska, United States
- Fatalities: 0
- Phase of flight: Approach and landing
- Cause: Pilots decision to land on a wet, soft runway, causing loss of braking action and a runway overrun
A Douglas DC 4 cargo aircraft landed on a grass airstrip at Yakataga, Alaska, after a flight from Kenai. The pilot reported no braking action on the wet runway and the aircraft overran the end, collapsing the nose landing gear. Both crew survived. The NTSB found that the decision to land on a wet, soft runway led to the loss of braking.