ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 34563
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| Date: | Friday 30 July 1993 |
| Time: | 12:15 LT |
| Type: |  Cessna 170 |
| Owner/operator: | Love, Gary A. |
| Registration: | N8190A |
| MSN: | 25042 |
| Engine model: | CONTINENTAL O-470 |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 2 / Occupants: 2 |
| Aircraft damage: | Destroyed |
| Category: | Accident |
| Location: | Dry Bay, AK -
 United States of America
|
| Phase: | Unknown |
| Nature: | Executive |
| Departure airport: | |
| Yakutat, AK (YAK) | |
| Investigating agency: | NTSB |
| Confidence Rating: |  Accident investigation report completed and information captured |
THE PILOT TOOK OFF FROM A BEACH EN ROUTE TO YAKUTAT, ALASKA, LOCATED APPROXIMATELY 40 MILES AWAY. THE WEATHER ALONG THE ROUTE OF FLIGHT WAS REPORTED TO HAVE BEEN MARGINAL VFR, WITH VISIBILITIES LESS THAN 1/2 MILE. THE NEXT DAY PIECES OF AIRPLANE WRECKAGE IDENTIFIED AS BEING FROM THE ACCIDENT AIRPLANE, WERE FOUND ABOUT 4 MILES OFF SHORE NEAR THE POINT OF DEPARTURE. OTHER SMALL PIECES OF WRECKAGE WERE LATER FOUND ON THE BEACH, ALONG WITH SEVERAL PERSONAL ITEMS BELONGING TO THE PILOT. THE BODIES WERE NEVER FOUND.
Probable Cause: UNDETERMINED.
Accident investigation:
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Sources:
NTSB ANC93LA130
Location
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 24-Oct-2008 10:30 | ASN archive | Added |
| 10-Apr-2024 12:09 | ASN Update Bot | Updated [Time, Operator, Other fatalities, Source, Narrative, Category, Accident report] |
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