Accident Piper PA-31T3 Cheyenne (T-1040) N307SC,
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ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 37486
 
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Date:Friday 13 December 1991
Time:20:07 LT
Type:Piper PA-31T3 Cheyenne (T-1040)
Owner/operator:Southcentral Air, Inc.
Registration: N307SC
MSN: 8257009
Year of manufacture:1982
Total airframe hrs:9745 hours
Engine model:P&W PT-6A-11
Fatalities:Fatalities: 1 / Occupants: 1
Aircraft damage: Destroyed
Category:Accident
Location:Ninilchik, Kenai Peninsula Borough, Alaska -   United States of America
Phase: En route
Nature:Unknown
Departure airport:Kodiak, AK (ADQ)
Destination airport:Kenai, AK (ENA)
Investigating agency: NTSB
Confidence Rating: Accident investigation report completed and information captured
Narrative:
THE FLIGHT WAS LEVEL AT 10,000 FEET MSL IN IMC CONDITIONS WHEN THE CONTROLLER NOTICED THE AIRPLANE TAKE A SHARP RIGHT TURN AND DESCEND RAPIDLY. ATTEMPTS TO CONTACT THE FLIGHT WERE NEGATIVE. EXAMINATION OF THE ACCIDENT SHOWED ALL THE MAJOR COMPONENTS PRESENT, HOWEVER, IMPACT DAMAGE PRECLUDED ANY FLIGHT CONTROL CONTINUITY CHECK. THE ENGINES COULD NOT BE RECOVERED FROM THE IMPACT CRATER. THE ACCIDENT SITE WAS NOT ACCESSIBLE WITH SPECIALIZED EQUIPMENT.

Probable Cause: UNDETERMINED.

Accident investigation:
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Investigating agency: NTSB
Report number: ANC92FA083
Status: Investigation completed
Duration: 1 year and 5 months
Download report: Final report

Sources:

NTSB ANC92FA083
FAA register: 2. FAA: http://registry.faa.gov/aircraftinquiry/NNum_Results.aspx?omni=Home-N-Number&nNumberTxt=307SC

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Revision history:

Date/timeContributorUpdates
24-Oct-2008 10:30 ASN archive Added
21-Dec-2016 19:23 ASN Update Bot Updated [Time, Damage, Category, Investigating agency]
06-Aug-2017 16:40 TB Updated [Aircraft type, Cn, Source]
11-Sep-2017 18:02 Dr. John Smith Updated [Time, Operator, Location, Departure airport, Destination airport, Source, Narrative]
11-Apr-2024 10:54 ASN Update Bot Updated [Time, Cn, Operator, Other fatalities, Nature, Departure airport, Destination airport, Source, Narrative, Category, Accident report]

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