ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 369396
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Date: | Wednesday 21 December 1988 |
Time: | 13:05 LT |
Type: | Cessna 207 |
Owner/operator: | Baker Aviation Inc. |
Registration: | N9948M |
MSN: | 207A00759 |
Total airframe hrs: | 1641 hours |
Engine model: | CONTINENTAL IO-520F |
Fatalities: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 6 |
Aircraft damage: | Substantial |
Category: | Accident |
Location: | Kotzebue, AK -
United States of America
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Phase: | Landing |
Nature: | Unknown |
Departure airport: | Noorvik, AK (ORV) |
Destination airport: | |
Investigating agency: | NTSB |
Confidence Rating: | Accident investigation report completed and information captured |
Narrative:THE AIR TAXI PILOT STATED THAT HE HAD ENCOUNTERED FREEZING DRIZZLE AND OTHER ICING CONDITIONS PRIOR TO LANDING, ACCUMULATING APPROXIMATELY 3/8' OF ICE ON THE AIRPLANE. HE SAID THAT AS HE BEGAN HIS LANDING FLARE, THE AIRPLANE STALLED, AND HE WAS UNABLE TO RECOVER CONTROL OF THE AIRPLANE PRIOR TO STRIKING THE RUNWAY WITH THE RIGHT WING. HE STATED THAT THE ACCIDENT MIGHT HAVE BEEN PREVENTED IF HE HAD APPROACHED THE LANDING WITH GREATER CONCERN FOR THE ICE ON THE AIRPLANE, I.E., ADDITIONAL AIRSPEED AND A LOWER FLAP SETTING.
Probable Cause:
Accident investigation:
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Investigating agency: | NTSB |
Report number: | ANC89LA025 |
Status: | Investigation completed |
Duration: | 11 months |
Download report: | Final report |
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Sources:
NTSB ANC89LA025
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