ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 328058
Date: | Wednesday 15 July 1981 |
Time: | 10:40 |
Type: | Beechcraft 200 Super King Air |
Owner/operator: | Puget Sound Tug & Barge Company |
Registration: | N631SR |
MSN: | BB-244 |
Year of manufacture: | 1977 |
Fatalities: | Fatalities: 6 / Occupants: 6 |
Aircraft damage: | Destroyed, written off |
Category: | Accident |
Location: | near King Cove Airport, AK (KVC) -
United States of America
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Phase: | Approach |
Nature: | Executive |
Departure airport: | Kodiak Airport, AK (ADQ/PADQ) |
Destination airport: | King Cove Airport, AK (KVC/PAVC) |
Investigating agency: | NTSB |
Confidence Rating: | Accident investigation report completed and information captured |
Narrative:Crashed at bad weather during a low altitude visual approach to King Cove, AK (KVC) in mountainous terrain because crew not familiar with destination geography.
PROBABLE CAUSE:
pilot in command - improper in-flight decisions or planning
FACTORS:
pilot in command - inadequate preflight preparation and/or planning
personnel - operational supervisory personnel: inadequate supervision of flight crew
weather - low ceiling
Accident investigation:
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Investigating agency: | NTSB |
Report number: | ANC82FA080 |
Status: | Investigation completed |
Duration: | |
Download report: | Final report |
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Sources:
NTSB
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