# NTSB Accident ANC98LA014
> **Douglas DC-6B** · 1998-01-02 · MCGRATH, AK, USA · NONE
## Event
- **NTSB number:** ANC98LA014
- **Event ID:** 20001211X09388
- **Type:** Accident
- **Date:** 1998-01-02
- **Location:** MCGRATH, AK, USA
- **Coordinates:** 63.610347, -154.779434
## Injuries
- **Highest injury:** NONE
- **Fatal:** 0
- **Serious:** 0
- **Minor:** 0
- **Uninjured:** 3
- **Total aboard:** 3
## Aircraft
- **Make:** Douglas
- **Model:** DC-6B
- **Registration:** N861TA
- **FAR Part:** 125
- **Engines:** 4
- **Damage:** DEST
## Conditions
- **Light:** DAYL
- **Weather:** VMC
## Probable cause

The ingestion of snow into the windshield anti-ice system, and the resulting obscured windshield which made runway alignment not possible.  Factors associated with this accident were the cold windshield, the reduced performance of the windshield anti-ice because of the short taxi by the crew, and the insufficient information on the system provided by the manufacturer.

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