ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 328960
| Date: | Saturday 31 December 1977 |
| Time: | 09:40 |
| Type: |  Shorts SC.7 Skyvan 3-200 |
| Owner/operator: | Gifford Aviation |
| Registration: | N64AC |
| MSN: | SH.1849 |
| Year of manufacture: | 1968 |
| Engine model: | Garrett TPE331-2-201A |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 2 |
| Aircraft damage: | Destroyed, written off |
| Category: | Accident |
| Location: | Toksook Bay, AK -
 United States of America
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| Phase: | Approach |
| Nature: | Cargo |
| Departure airport: | Bethel Airport, AK (BET/PABE) |
| Toksook Bay Airport, AK (OOK/PAOO) | |
| Investigating agency: | NTSB |
| Confidence Rating: |  Accident investigation report completed and information captured |
The Skyvan struck the ground during a go-around in whiteout conditions.
PROBABLE CAUSE:
pilot in command - continued VFR flight into adverse weather conditions
pilot in command - misjudged altitude
pilot in command - delayed in initiating go-around
miscellaneous acts,conditions - whiteout
FACTORS:
weather - low ceiling
weather - fog
weather briefing - briefed by flight service personnel, by phone
weather forecast - unknown/not reported
Accident investigation:
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Sources:
NTSB
Images:
photo (c) S Schaef; Toksook Bay, AK; 1978
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