Détails:
The crew elected to depart the Bellingham Airport under a special VFR clearance. Weather at the departure airport was 700 ft overcast with visibility 1 and 1/4 miles. The destination airport was within 25 nautical miles of the departure airport and was reporting a broken ceiling of 6 to 800 ft and 3 miles visibility. The crew was in the process of obtaining an IFR clearance when the pilot on the controls observed trees in the flight path. The aircraft collided with trees during a climbing right turn. The crew subsequently obtained an IFR clearance and returned to the departure airport uneventfully.
PROBABLE CAUSE:
flight into known adverse weather..attempted..pilot in command
CONTRIBUTING FACTORS:
weather condition..low ceiling
weather condition..fog
lack of familiarity with geographic area..pilot in command
visual lookout..not possible
lack of familiarity with geographic area..copilot/second pilot
| Statuts: | Accident investigation report completed and information captured |
| Date: | mardi 4 octobre 1988 |
| Heure: | 09:52 |
| Type/Sous-type: |  Beechcraft B99A Airliner |
| Compagnie: | San Juan Airlines |
| Immatriculation: | N803BA |
| Numéro de série: | U-133 |
| Année de Fabrication: | 1969 |
| Heures de vol: | 27745 |
| Moteurs: | 2 Pratt & Whitney Canada PT6A-27 |
| Equipage: | victimes: 0 / à bord: 2 |
| Passagers: | victimes: 0 / à bord: 2 |
| Total: | victimes: 0 / à bord: 4 |
| Dégats de l'appareil: | Substantiels |
| Conséquences: | Repaired |
| Lieu de l'accident: | près de Eastsound-Orcas Island Airport, WA (ESD) ( Etats-Unis d'Amérique)
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| Phase de vol: | En cours de manoeuvre (MNV) |
| Nature: | Transport de Passagers Nat. |
| Aéroport de départ: | Bellingham Airport, WA (BLI/KBLI), Etats-Unis d'Amérique |
| Eastsound-Orcas Island Airport, WA (ESD/KORS), Etats-Unis d'Amérique |
The crew elected to depart the Bellingham Airport under a special VFR clearance. Weather at the departure airport was 700 ft overcast with visibility 1 and 1/4 miles. The destination airport was within 25 nautical miles of the departure airport and was reporting a broken ceiling of 6 to 800 ft and 3 miles visibility. The crew was in the process of obtaining an IFR clearance when the pilot on the controls observed trees in the flight path. The aircraft collided with trees during a climbing right turn. The crew subsequently obtained an IFR clearance and returned to the departure airport uneventfully.
Probable Cause:
PROBABLE CAUSE:
flight into known adverse weather..attempted..pilot in command
CONTRIBUTING FACTORS:
weather condition..low ceiling
weather condition..fog
lack of familiarity with geographic area..pilot in command
visual lookout..not possible
lack of familiarity with geographic area..copilot/second pilot
Accident investigation:
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Plan
Ce plan montre l'aéroport de départ ainsi que la supposée destination du vol. La ligne fixe reliant les deux aéroports n'est pas le plan de vol exact.
La distance entre Bellingham Airport, WA et Eastsound-Orcas Island Airport, WA est de 29 km (18 miles).
La distance entre Bellingham Airport, WA et Eastsound-Orcas Island Airport, WA est de 29 km (18 miles).
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