Individually Owned: 150,657
Corporate Owned: 137,281
Aircraft Accident/Incident Report
Adak, Alaska 98791
Monday, November 10, 1986 16:54 AST
NTSB Narrative Summary Released at Completion of Accident
A CANADIAN PACIFIC MCDONNELL DOUGLAS DC-10 (FLT 3), CG-CPJ, & A REEVE ALEUTIAN BOEING 727 (FLT 724), N832, WERE CLRD TO FLY AT FL 290 ON 2 DIFFERENT AIRWAYS. THE AIRWAYS CROSSED AT PICUM INTXN, OVR THE BEARING SEA. WHILE TRAVELING IN NRLY OPPOSITE DRCTNS AT THE SAME ALT, THE 2 ACFT PASSED W/I APRX 1/2 MI OF EACH OTHER, WHERE THE AIRWAYS CROSSED AT PICUM. THE DC-10 CREW SAW THE B-727, BUT THE B-727 CREW DID NOT SEE THE DC-10. PICUM INTXN WAS LOCATED IN AN AREA THAT WAS BYD NORMAL RADIO & RADAR RANGE OF THE ATC CONTROLLERS (CTLRS). THE 2 ON DUTY CTLRS HAD COMBINED SECTORS 10 & 11, THEN HAD DIVIDED THE 2 SECTORS IN A NORTH/SOUTH CONFIGURATION, WHICH WAS CONTRARY TO SOP. THE INCIDENT OCCURRED DRG A BUSY TIME. THE SUPVR WAS HELPING 1 OF THE 2 CTLRS. THE CTLR, WHO WAS HNDLG FLT 3, CLRD IT TO DSCND FM FL 330 TO FL 290 & SAID HE TOLD THE OTHER CTLR TO STOP FLT 724 AT FL 280, WHEN FLT 724 WAS CLIMBING FM A LWR ALT. THE CTLR, WHO WAS HNDLG FLT 724, STATED THAT HE DID NOT KNOW THERE WAS AN ACFT AT FL 290 WHEN HE CLRD FLT 724 TO FL 290.
NTSB Probable Cause Narrative
Not Yet Reported
Event Information
| Type of Event | Incident |
| Event Date | 11/10/1986 |
| Event Day of the Week | Monday |
| Time of Event | 1654 |
| Event Time Zone | Atlantic Standard Time |
| Event City | ADAK |
| Event State | ALASKA |
| Event Country | -- |
| Zipcode of the event site | 98791 |
| Event Date Year | 1986 |
| Event Date Month | 11 |
| MidAir Collision Indicator | -- |
| On Ground Collision occurred ? | -- |
| Event Location Latitude | |
| Event Location Longitude | |
| Event Location Airport | |
| Event Location Nearest Airport ID | |
| Indicates whether the acc/inc occurred off or on an airport | Off Airport/Airstrip |
| Distance from airport in statute miles | 0 |
| Degrees magnetic from airport | 0 |
| Airport Elevation | 0 |
| Weather Briefing Completeness | Not pertinent |
| Investigator's weather source | Pilot |
| Time of the weather observation | 0 |
| Direction of event from weather observation facility (degrees) | 0 |
| Weather Observation Facility ID | |
| Elevation of weather observation facility | 0 |
| Distance of event from weather observation facility (units?) | 0 |
| Time Zone of the weather observation | |
| Lighting Conditions | Dusk |
| Lowest Ceiling Height | 0 |
| Lowest Non-Ceiling Height | 0 |
| Sky/Lowest/Cloud Conditions | Clear |
| Sky Condition for Lowest Ceiling | None |
| Visibility Runway Visual Range (Feet) | 0 |
| Visibility Runway Visual Value (Statute Miles) | 0 |
| Visibility (Statute Miles) | 100 |
| Air Temperature at event time (in degrees celsius) | -- |
| Dew Point at event time (in degress fahrenheit) | -- |
| Wind Direction (degrees magnetic) | 0 |
| Variable Wind Indicator | Unknown |
| Wind Speed (knots) | 58 |
| Wind Velocity Indicator | Unknown |
| Wind Gust Indicator | Not Gusting |
| Wind Gust (knots) | 0 |
| Altimeter Setting at event time (in. Hg) | 29 |
| Density Altitude (feet) | -- |
| Intensity of Precipitation | Unknown |
| METAR weather report | -- |
| Event Highest Injury | None |
| On Ground, Fatal Injuries | 0 |
| On Ground, Minor Injuries | 0 |
| On Ground, Serious Injuries | 0 |
| Injury Total Fatal | -- |
| Injury Total Minor | -- |
| Injury Total None | 201 |
| Injury Total Serious | -- |
| Injury Total All | -- |
| Investigating Agency | NTSB |
| NTSB Docket Number (internal use) | 5062 |
| NTSB Notification Source | -- |
| NTSB Notification Date | Nov 12 1986 12:00AM |
| NTSB Notification Time | 730 |
| Fiche Number and/or location -used to find docket information | 33242 |
| Date of most recent change to record | Apr 9 2001 10:27AM |
| User who most recently changed record | dbo |
| Basic weather conditions | Visual Meteorological Cond |
| FAA District Office | -- |
Aircraft Involved |
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|---|---|---|
Aircraft #1 |
Aircraft #2 |
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| Aircraft Registration Number | CGCPJ | N832 |
| NTSB Number | ANC87IA012A | ANC87IA012B |
| Missing Aircraft Indicator | N | N |
| Federal Aviation Reg. Part | Part 129: Foreign | Part 121: Air Carrier |
| Type of Flight Plan filed | IFR | IFR |
| Flight plan Was Activated? | -- | -- |
| Damage | None | None |
| Aircraft Fire | None | None |
| Aircraft Explosion | None | None |
| Aircraft Manufacturer's Full Name | MCDONNELL DOUGLAS | BOEING |
| Aircraft Model | DC-10 | 727 |
| Aircraft Series Identifier | DC-10 | 727 |
| Aircraft Serial Number | ||
| Certified Max Gross Weight | 500000 | 142000 |
| Aircraft Category | Airplane | Airplane |
| Aircraft Registration Class | Foreign Registered/U.S. Soil | U.S. Registered/U.S. Soil |
| Aircraft is a homebuilt? | No | No |
| Flight Crew Seats | -- | -- |
| Cabin Crew Seats | -- | -- |
| Passenger Seats | -- | -- |
| Total number of seats on the aircraft | 325 | 225 |
| Number of Engines | 3 | 3 |
| Fixed gear or retractable gear | Retractable | Retractable |
| Aircraft, Type of Last Inspection | Unknown | Unknown |
| Date of Last Inspection | -- | -- |
| Airframe hours since last inspection | -- | -- |
| Airframe Hours | -- | -- |
| ELT Installed | No | No |
| ELT Activated | Unknown | Unknown |
| ELT Aided Location of Event Site | Unknown | Unknown |
| ELT Type | -- | -- |
| Aircraft Owner Name | CANADIAN PACIFIC | REEVE ALEUTIAN AIRWAYS |
| Aircraft Owner Street Address | 1 GRANT MCCONACHIE WAY | 4700 W. INTERNATIONAL ROAD |
| Aircraft Owner City | VANCOUVER | ANCHORAGE |
| Aircraft Owner State | CD | AK |
| Aircraft Owner Country | ||
| Aircraft Owner Zipcode | 99502 | |
| Operator is an individual? | -- | -- |
| Operator Name | ||
| Operator Same as Owner? | Yes | Yes |
| Operator Is Doing Business As | -- | -- |
| Operator Address Same as Owner? | Yes | Yes |
| Operator Street Address | ||
| Operator City | ||
| Operator State | ||
| Operator Country | ||
| Operator Zip code | ||
| Operator Code | RAAA | |
| Owner has at least one certificate | Yes - certificate holder | Yes - certificate holder |
| Other Operator of large aircraft? | No | No |
| Certified for Part 133 or 137 Operation | Unknown | Unknown |
| Operator Certificate Number | -- | -- |
| Indicates whether an air carrier operation was scheduled or not | Scheduled | Scheduled |
| Indicates Domestic or International Flight | International | Domestic |
| Operator carrying Pax/Cargo/Mail | Passenger Only | Passenger/Cargo |
| Type of Flying (Per_Bus / Primary) | Unknown | Unknown |
| Second Pilot on Board | Yes | Yes |
| Departure Point Same as Event | No | No |
| Departure Airport Code | YVR | SYA |
| Departure City | VANCOUVR,CANADA | SHEMYA |
| Departure State | AK | |
| Departure Country | ||
| Departure Time | 0 | 0 |
| Departure Time Zone | ||
| Destination Same as Local Flt | -- | -- |
| Destination Airport Code | NRT | ANC |
| Destination City | TOKYO, JAPAN | ANCHORAGE |
| Destination State | AK | |
| Destination Country | ||
| Specific Phase of Flight | Cruise | Cruise |
| Report sent to ICAO? | -- | -- |
| Evacuation occurred | -- | -- |
| Date of most recent change to record | Jan 2 2001 10:30AM | Jan 2 2001 10:30AM |
| User who most recently changed record | dbo | dbo |
| Since inspection or accident | -- | -- |
| Event Location Runway Number and Location | 0 | 0 |
| Runway Length | 0 | 0 |
| Runway Width | 0 | 0 |
| Sight Seeing flight | No | No |
| Air Medical Flight | No | No |
| Medical Flight | -- | -- |