ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 38116
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| Date: | Friday 22 December 1989 |
| Time: | 18:10 |
| Type: | Piper PA-31T3 Cheyenne (T-1040) |
| Owner/operator: | Southcentral Air |
| Registration: | N302SC |
| MSN: | 31-8275004 |
| Total airframe hrs: | 9266 hours |
| Engine model: | P&W PT6A-11 |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 1 / Occupants: 1 |
| Aircraft damage: | Destroyed |
| Category: | Accident |
| Location: | 8 mi NW of Beluga (BVU), AK -
 United States of America
|
| Phase: | Unknown |
| Nature: | Cargo |
| Departure airport: | Kenai Municipal Airport, Alaska (ENA/PAEN) |
| Beluga Airport, Alaska (BVU/PAVG) | |
| Confidence Rating: |  Information is only available from news, social media or unofficial sources |
THE AIRCRAFT WAS ON AN IFR FLIGHT FROM KENAI TO THE BELUGA AIRPORT. THE AIRPORT DID NOT HAVE AN INSTRUMENT APPROACH PROCEDURE, A CO-LOCATED NAVAID OR A CO-LOCATED INTXN OR FIX. REPORTEDLY, PILOTS WOULD ROUTINELY FILE IFR FOR THE ROUTE, FLY OUTBOUND FROM KENAI FOR 34.5 MILES, THEN ATTEMPT VISUAL ACQUISITION OF THE AIRPORT.
ON THIS FLIGHT, AIR TRAFFIC CONTROL CENTER CLEARED THE PILOT TO FLY DIRECT TO THE AIRPORT AT AN ALTITUDE OF 2000 FEET. BEFORE REACHING THE AIRPORT, THE PILOT ACKNOWLEDGED RECEIPT OF A CLEARANCE TO CRUISE AT 2000 FEET & TO REPORT CANCELLATION OF IFR, THEN THERE WAS NO FURTHER COMM BETWEEN AIR TRAFFIC CONTROL CENTER & THE FLIGHT.
MODE C RADAR DATA SHOWED THE AIRCRAFT DESCENDED TO 600 FEET AS IT WAS APPROACHING ABOUT 5 MILES SOUTH OF THE BELUGA AIRPORT. SUBSEQUENTLY, THE AIRCRAFT FLEW PAST THE UNCONTROLLED AIRPORT & CRASHED INTO TREES ABOUT 8 MILES NORTH WEST OF THE AIRPORT.
MARKS ON THE TREES SHOWED THE AIRCRAFT WAS IN A RIGHT DESCENDING TURN ON AN EASTERLY HEADING, WHEN IT CRASHED. ELEVATION OF THE CRASH SITE WAS 560 FEET AMSL. MINIMUM SAFE (IFR) ALTITUDE FOR THE BELUGA AIRPORT AREA WAS 2,000 FEET.
THERE WERE INDICATIONS THAT THE DESTINATION WEATHER WAS BELOW VFR CONDITIONS. NO PRE-IMPACT MECHANICAL PROBLEM WAS FOUND THAT WOULD HAVE RESULTED IN THE ACCIDENT.
CAUSE: FAILURE OF THE PILOT TO MAINTAIN PROPER ALTITUDE. DARKNESS AND ADVERSE WEATHER CONDITIONS WERE RELATED FACTORS.
Registration N302SC cancelled by the FAA on June 24, 1991
Sources:
https://www.ntsb.gov/_layouts/ntsb.aviation/brief.aspx?ev_id=20001213X29894&key=1
http://registry.faa.gov/aircraftinquiry/NNum_Results.aspx?NNumbertxt=302SC
http://www.scramble.nl/civil-database/details?bt=pa&af=5396
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 24-Oct-2008 10:30 | ASN archive | Added |
| 18-Jun-2015 23:10 | Dr. John Smith | Updated [Time, Location, Nature, Departure airport, Destination airport, Source, Narrative] |
| 18-Jun-2015 23:12 | Dr. John Smith | Updated [Narrative] |
| 18-Jun-2015 23:15 | Dr. John Smith | Updated [Aircraft type] |
| 21-Dec-2016 19:23 | ASN Update Bot | Updated [Time, Damage, Category, Investigating agency] |
| 06-Aug-2017 19:37 | TB | Updated [Aircraft type, Location, Source] |
| 18-Sep-2017 20:06 | Dr. John Smith | Updated [Operator, Location, Source, Narrative] |
| 23-Sep-2017 19:56 | TB | Updated [Location, Phase, Departure airport, Destination airport, Source] |
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