Accident description
Last updated: 19 May 2013
| Status: | Final |
| Date: | 24 APR 1975 |
| Time: | 12:20 |
| Type: | Britten-Norman BN-2A Islander |
| Operator: | Munz Northern Airlines |
| Registration: | N591JA |
| C/n / msn: | 57 |
| First flight: | 1969-03-06 (6 years 2 months) |
| Crew: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 1 |
| Passengers: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 1 |
| Total: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 2 |
| Airplane damage: | Written off |
| Airplane fate: | Written off (damaged beyond repair) |
| Location: | Tin City Airport, AK (TNC) (United States of America) |
| Phase: | Approach (APR) |
| Nature: | Domestic Scheduled Passenger |
| Departure airport: | Nome Airport, AK (OME/PAOM), United States of America |
| Tin City Airport, AK (TNC/PATC), United States of America |
The aircraft hit a steep bluff short of the runway due to downdrafts gusting to 30kts.
PROBABLE CAUSE:
pilot in command - misjudged distance and altitude
pilot in command - continued VFR flight into adverse weather conditions
pilot in command - delayed in initiating go-around
weather - downdraft,updrafts
FACTORS:
weather - snow
terrain - high obstructions Sources:
» NTSB
» Thomas Brügge
» World Directory of Airliner Crashes
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Map
This map shows the airport of departure and the intended destination of the flight. The line between the airports does not display the exact flight path.
Distance from Nome Airport, AK to Tin City Airport, AK as the crow flies is 164 km (102 miles).
Distance from Nome Airport, AK to Tin City Airport, AK as the crow flies is 164 km (102 miles).
