Date: | Friday 20 January 1978 |
Time: | 09:20 |
Type: | Britten-Norman BN-2A Islander |
Owner/operator: | Bush Air |
Registration: | N869JA |
MSN: | 120 |
Year of manufacture: | 1970 |
Fatalities: | Fatalities: 1 / Occupants: 1 |
Aircraft damage: | Destroyed, written off |
Category: | Accident |
Location: | near Toksook Bay, AK -
United States of America
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Phase: | Take off |
Nature: | Cargo |
Departure airport: | Bethel Airport, AK (BET/PABE) |
Destination airport: | Tanunak, AK |
Investigating agency: | NTSB |
Confidence Rating: | Accident investigation report completed and information captured |
Narrative:Controlled flight into terrain while flying in a snow squall.
PROBABLE CAUSE:
pilot in command - continued VFR flight into adverse weather conditions
FACTORS:
weather - snow
miscellaneous acts,conditions - whiteout
Accident investigation:
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Investigating agency: | NTSB |
Report number: | ANC78FA012 |
Status: | Investigation completed |
Duration: | 2 months |
Download report: | Final report |
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Sources:
NTSB
Thomas Brügge
World Directory of Airliner Crashes
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