Narrative:
Controlled flight into terrain while flying in a snow squall.
PROBABLE CAUSE:
pilot in command - continued VFR flight into adverse weather conditions
FACTORS:
weather - snow
miscellaneous acts,conditions - whiteout
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| Status: | Accident investigation report completed and information captured |
| Date: | Friday 20 January 1978 |
| Time: | 09:20 |
| Type: |  Britten-Norman BN-2A Islander |
| Operator: | Bush Air |
| Registration: | N869JA |
| MSN: | 120 |
| First flight: | 1969-10-08 (8 years 4 months) |
| Crew: | Fatalities: 1 / Occupants: 1 |
| Passengers: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 0 |
| Total: | Fatalities: 1 / Occupants: 1 |
| Aircraft damage: | Damaged beyond repair |
| Location: | near Toksook Bay, AK ( United States of America)
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| Phase: | En route (ENR) |
| Nature: | Cargo |
| Departure airport: | Bethel Airport, AK (BET/PABE), United States of America |
| Tanunak, AK, United States of America |
Controlled flight into terrain while flying in a snow squall.
Probable Cause:
PROBABLE CAUSE:
pilot in command - continued VFR flight into adverse weather conditions
FACTORS:
weather - snow
miscellaneous acts,conditions - whiteout
Sources:
» NTSB» Thomas Brügge
» World Directory of Airliner Crashes
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