ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 362276
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| Date: | Thursday 25 March 1993 |
| Time: | 13:40 LT |
| Type: |  Piper PA-31 Navajo |
| Owner/operator: | Missionary Aviation Repair Ctr |
| Registration: | N9102Y |
| MSN: | 31-139 |
| Total airframe hrs: | 8576 hours |
| Engine model: | LYCOMING IO-540-G1A |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 4 |
| Aircraft damage: | Substantial |
| Category: | Accident |
| Location: | Mekoryuk, AK -
 United States of America
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| Phase: | Approach |
| Nature: | Executive |
| Departure airport: | Hooper Bay, AK (HPR) |
| Investigating agency: | NTSB |
| Confidence Rating: |  Accident investigation report completed and information captured |
PILOT-IN-COMMAND EXECUTED VFR STRAIGHT IN APPROACH FOLLOWING THE NDB/DME APPROACH COURSE. WHITEOUT CONDITIONS WERE ENCOUNTERED OVER SNOW COVERED FEATURELESS TERRAIN. VFR FLIGHT NOT RECOMMENDED BY FSS. THE AIRCRAFT FLEW INTO SLOPING TERRAIN APPROXIMATELY 600 FEET BELOW, AND IN THE VICINITY OF, THE FINAL APPROACH FIX. PILOT RECALLED LOSING FORWARD VISIBILITY AND SAID HE WAS NOT REFERENCING THE APPROACH PLATE AT THE TIME OF THE GROUND COLLISION. THE PILOT WAS ADVISED THAT THE AWOS WEATHER OBSERVATION FOR THE DESTINATION CALLED FOR IFR CONDITIONS WITH VFR NOT RECOMMENDED.
Probable Cause: PILOT-IN-COMMAND INITIATED VFR FLIGHT INTO IMC CONDITIONS. A FACTOR IN THIS ACCIDENT WAS THE WHITEOUT WEATHER CONDITIONS.
Accident investigation:
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Sources:
NTSB ANC93LA048
Location
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 17-Mar-2024 19:39 | ASN Update Bot | Added |
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