ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 37908
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| Date: | Thursday 14 February 1985 |
| Time: | 19:00 |
| Type: |  Piper PA-31-310 Navajo |
| Owner/operator: | Peninsula Airways |
| Registration: | N63719 |
| MSN: | 31-7712042 |
| Total airframe hrs: | 4284 hours |
| Engine model: | LYCOMING TIO-540-A2C |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 1 / Occupants: 1 |
| Aircraft damage: | Destroyed |
| Category: | Accident |
| Location: | Port Heiden, Lake and Peninsula Borough, Alaska -
 United States of America
|
| Phase: | En route |
| Nature: | Ferry/positioning |
| Departure airport: | Becharof Lake, Alaska (XAB) |
| Cold Bay, Aleutians East Borough, Alaska (CDB/PACD) | |
| Confidence Rating: |  Information is only available from news, social media or unofficial sources |
THIS FLIGHT ORIGINATED NEAR BECHAROF LAKE AND WAS DESTINED FOR COLD BAY. AIRCRAFT CRASHED INTO THE SIDE OF A MOUNTAIN AT THE 7,500 FOOT LEVEL, 23 MILES LEFT OF COURSE. MARGINAL WEATHER CONDITIONS EXISTED INCLUDING A 35 KNOT RIGHT CROSS-WIND. PILOT HAD FLOWN THE SAME ROUTE ABOUT 1 HOUR PRIOR TO THE ACCIDENT. COMPANY VFR FLIGHT PLAN WAS FILED. ACCIDENT OCCURRED AT SUNSET.
Sources:
1. NTSB Identification: ANC85FA047 at https://www.ntsb.gov/_layouts/ntsb.aviation/brief.aspx?ev_id=20001214X35616&key=1
2. FAA: http://registry.faa.gov/aircraftinquiry/NNum_Results.aspx?NNumbertxt=63719
3. http://planecrashmap.com/plane/ak/N63719/
4. http://web.archive.org/web/20170904185612/http://www.baaa-acro.com:80/1985/archives/crash-of-a-piper-pa-31-navajo-chieftain-in-port-heiden-1-killed/
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 24-Oct-2008 10:30 | ASN archive | Added |
| 16-Jun-2015 17:14 | Dr. John Smith | Updated [Time, Aircraft type, Location, Departure airport, Destination airport, Source, Narrative] |
| 21-Dec-2016 19:23 | ASN Update Bot | Updated [Time, Damage, Category, Investigating agency] |
| 05-Oct-2017 19:51 | Dr. John Smith | Updated [Time, Departure airport, Source, Narrative] |
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