ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 40320
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| Date: | Thursday 7 May 1987 |
| Time: | 14:15 |
| Type: |  Piper PA-31-350 Chieftain |
| Owner/operator: | Philip Bingman t/a Yute Air Service |
| Registration: | N54265 |
| MSN: | 31-7405213 |
| Total airframe hrs: | 3750 hours |
| Engine model: | LYCOMING TI0-540-J2BD |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 1 / Occupants: 1 |
| Aircraft damage: | Destroyed |
| Category: | Accident |
| Location: | Nightmute, Nelson Island, Alaska -
 United States of America
|
| Phase: | Manoeuvring (airshow, firefighting, ag.ops.) |
| Nature: | Cargo |
| Departure airport: | Bethel Airport, Bethel, Alaska (BET/KBET) |
| Nightmute Airport, Nightmute, Alaska (NME/PAGT) | |
| Confidence Rating: |  Information is only available from news, social media or unofficial sources |
THE AIRCRAFT WAS DESTROYED DUE TO A CFIT [CONTROLLED FLIGHT INTO TERRAIN] WHEN THE AIRCRAFT STRUCK A 350 FOOT HIGH HILL AT NIGHTMUTE, NELSON ISLAND, ALASKA, ALONG ITS ROUTE. THIS FLIGHT WAS A PART 135 ON-DEMAND AIR TAXI CARGO FLIGHT. SEVERAL OTHER AIR TAXI OPERATORS AND COMPANY AIRCRAFT ELECTED TO CANCEL THEIR FLIGHTS. BOTH GROUND REPORTS AND PILOT REPORTS STATED THE WEATHER IN THE AREA OF THE ACCIDENT WAS CEILINGS BELOW 500 FEET AND VISIBILITY LESS THAN ONE MILE. THE PILOT [SOLE PERSON ON BOARD] WAS KILLED*
(One source - see link #5 - names the pilot fatality as Stephen E. Minkin, and notes that he did not die in the crash, but died two days later (May 9 1987) in hospital).
Sources:
1. NTSB Identification: ANC87FA067 at https://www.ntsb.gov/_layouts/ntsb.aviation/brief.aspx?ev_id=20001213X30836&key=1
2. FAA: http://registry.faa.gov/aircraftinquiry/NNum_Results.aspx?NNumbertxt=54265
3. http://planecrashmap.com/plane/ak/N54265/
4. [LINK NOT WORKING ANYMORE:http://www.baaa-acro.com/1987/archives/crash-of-a-piper-pa-31-navajo-chieftain-in-nightmute-1-killed/]
5. http://www.rootsweb.ancestry.com/~akags/_files/Nightmute.pdf
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 24-Oct-2008 10:30 | ASN archive | Added |
| 01-May-2015 21:15 | Dr. John Smith | Updated [Time, Operator, Location, Nature, Departure airport, Destination airport, Source, Narrative] |
| 21-Dec-2016 19:23 | ASN Update Bot | Updated [Time, Damage, Category, Investigating agency] |
| 08-Oct-2017 19:32 | Dr. John Smith | Updated [Time, Cn, Departure airport, Source, Narrative] |
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