Descripción:
The airplane impacted the ground in poor visibility conditions.
The aircraft, a Volpar Turboliner II cargo plane, was a stretched turbine conversion of a Beechcraft G18S. The conversion was carried out in 1974.
PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
pilot in command - improper IFR operation
FACTOR(S)
weather - low ceiling
weather - rain
weather - fog
| Estado: | |
| Fecha: | jueves 22 julio 1976 |
| Hora: | 09:05 |
| Tipo: |  Volpar Turboliner II |
| Operador: | Winship Air Services |
| Registración: | N600WA |
| Numéro de série: | BA-463 |
| Año de Construcción: | |
| Tripulación: | Fatalidades: 2 / Ocupantes: 2 |
| Pasajeros: | Fatalidades: 3 / Ocupantes: 3 |
| Total: | Fatalidades: 5 / Ocupantes: 5 |
| Daños en la Aeronave: | Destruido |
| Consecuencias: | Written off (damaged beyond repair) |
| Ubicación: | cerca Dutch Harbor, AK ( Estados Unidos de América)
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| Fase: | Aproximación (APR) |
| Naturaleza: | Privado |
| Aeropuerto de Salida: | Cold Bay Airport, AK (CDB/PACD), Estados Unidos de América |
| Dutch Harbor NAS, AK (DUT/PADU), Estados Unidos de América |
The airplane impacted the ground in poor visibility conditions.
The aircraft, a Volpar Turboliner II cargo plane, was a stretched turbine conversion of a Beechcraft G18S. The conversion was carried out in 1974.
Probable Cause:
PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
pilot in command - improper IFR operation
FACTOR(S)
weather - low ceiling
weather - rain
weather - fog
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This map shows the airport of departure and the intended destination of the flight. The line between the airports does not display the exact flight path.
Distance from Cold Bay Airport, AK to Dutch Harbor NAS, AK as the crow flies is 284 km (177 miles).
Accident location: Approximate; accuracy within a few kilometers.
Distance from Cold Bay Airport, AK to Dutch Harbor NAS, AK as the crow flies is 284 km (177 miles).
Accident location: Approximate; accuracy within a few kilometers.
This information is not presented as the Flight Safety Foundation or the Aviation Safety Network’s opinion as to the cause of the accident. It is preliminary and is based on the facts as they are known at this time.
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