Status:	Final
Date:	21 JUL 1977
Time:	18:45
Type:	Britten-Norman BN-2A-6 Islander
Operator:	Harolds Air Service
Registration:	N22JA
C/n / msn:	264
First flight:	1971-02-04 (6 years 6 months)
Crew:	Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 1
Passengers:	Fatalities: 1 / Occupants: 3
Total:	Fatalities: 1 / Occupants: 4
Airplane damage:	Written off
Airplane fate:	Written off (damaged beyond repair)
Location:	Ruby Airport, AK (RBY) (United States of America)
Phase:	Initial climb (ICL)
Nature:	Domestic Scheduled Passenger
Departure airport:	Ruby Airport, AK (RBY), United States of America
Destination airport:	Colorado Creek, AK, United States of America

Narrative:
Controlled flight into terrain.

PROBABLE CAUSE:
pilot in command - selected unsuitable terrain
pilot in command - misjudged speed and clearance

Events:

Sources:
» NTSB
» World Directory of Airliner Crashes