Narrative:
The Twin Otter contacted the ground and crashed while in a 30-degree bank.
PROBABLE CAUSE:
pilot in command - improper IFR operation
weather - low ceiling
weather briefing - briefing received-method unknown
weather forecast - weather considerably worse than forecast
| Status: | Accident investigation report completed and information captured |
| Date: | Saturday 6 September 1969 |
| Time: | 01:35 |
| Type: |  de Havilland Canada DHC-6 Twin Otter 100 |
| Operator: | Interior Airways |
| Registration: | N2711N |
| MSN: | 38 |
| First flight: | 1967 |
| Engines: | 2 Pratt & Whitney Canada PT6A-20 |
| Crew: | Fatalities: 2 / Occupants: 2 |
| Passengers: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 0 |
| Total: | Fatalities: 2 / Occupants: 2 |
| Aircraft damage: | Damaged beyond repair |
| Location: | Sagwon, AK ( United States of America)
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| Phase: | Approach (APR) |
| Nature: | Cargo |
| Departure airport: | Fairbanks International Airport, AK (FAI/PAFA), United States of America |
| Sagwon Airport, AK (SAG), United States of America |
The Twin Otter contacted the ground and crashed while in a 30-degree bank.
Probable Cause:
PROBABLE CAUSE:
pilot in command - improper IFR operation
weather - low ceiling
weather briefing - briefing received-method unknown
weather forecast - weather considerably worse than forecast
Sources:
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Map
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Distance from Fairbanks International Airport, AK to Sagwon Airport, AK as the crow flies is 503 km (315 miles).
Accident location: Approximate; accuracy within a few kilometers.
Distance from Fairbanks International Airport, AK to Sagwon Airport, AK as the crow flies is 503 km (315 miles).
Accident location: Approximate; accuracy within a few kilometers.
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