CIVIL AERONAUTICS BOARD
AIRCRAFT ACCIDENT REPORT
AAXICO AIRLINES, INC.
C-46-F, N 67941, NEAR GREAT FALLS,
MONTANA, AUGUST 14, 1963
SYNOPSIS
An AAXICO Airlines, Inc., C-46-F, N 67941, a cargo flight, crash landed in a plowed field and skidded into a small earthen dam approximately 35 miles east-northeast of Malmstrom Air Force Base, Great Falls, Montana, at approximately 1500 m.s.t., on August 14, 1963.
The crash occurred after the pilot failed to maintain altitude and appropriate single-engine airspeed following the shut-down of the right engine. The first officer sustained fatal injuries; the captain sustained serious injuries; and the aircraft was substantially damaged. There was no fire.
The Board determined the probable cause of this accident was the failure of the captain to effect a proper and timely assessment of a powerplant malfunction, followed by improper judgment and technique during a single-engine emergency operation.
Investigation
An AAXICO Airlines, Inc., C-46-F, N 67941, a cargo flight, crash landed in a plowed field and skidded into a small earthen dam approximately 35 miles east-northeast of Malmstrom Air Force Base (AFB), Great Falls, Montana, at approximately 1500 m.s.t.,[1] on August 14, 1963.
The crash occurred after the pilot failed to maintain altitude and appropriate single-engine airspeed following the shut-down of the right engine. The first officer sustained fatal injuries; the captain sustained serious injuries; and the aircraft was substantially damaged. There was no fire.
AAXICO Airlines, Inc., LOGAIR[2] Flight 1814, was operated as an air cargo flight under a contractual agreement dated July 1, 1963, with the United States Air Force.
LOGAIR Flight 1814 originated at Hill AFB, Ogden, Utah, at 0525 on August 14, 1963. The flight proceeded without incident to Boeing Field, Seattle, Washington, where an en route cargo and fuel stop was made at 0845. At 1026, LOGAIR Flight 1814 departed Boeing Field for Malmstrom AFB, the next scheduled stop. The trip was uneventful.
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