Accident
Last updated: 19 May 2013
| Status: | Schlussbericht |
| Datum: | 20 AUG 1985 |
| Zeit: | 02:05 |
| Flugzeugtyp: | Learjet 24XR |
| Fluggesellschaft: | ERA-Jet Alaska |
| Kennzeichen: | N455JA |
| Werknummer: | 24-300 |
| Baujahr: | |
| Betriebsstunden: | 6645 |
| Triebwerk: | 2 General Electric CJ610-6 |
| Besatzung: | Todesopfer: 2 / Insassen: 2 |
| Fluggäste: | Todesopfer: 1 / Insassen: 1 |
| Gesamt: | Todesopfer: 3 / Insassen: 3 |
| Sachschaden: | Zerstört |
| Konsequenzen: | Written off (damaged beyond repair) |
| Unfallort: | 12 km (7.5 Meilen) N of Gulkana, AK (USA) |
| Flugphase: | Annäherung (APR) |
| Betriebsart: | Unbekannt |
| Flug von: | Anchorage International Airport, AK (ANC/PANC), USA |
| Gulkana Airport, AK (GKN/PAGK), USA |
Descended into trees when on a night time instrument approach to Gulkana runway 14.
PROBABLE CAUSE:
IFR procedure..improper..pilot in command
remedial action..not attained..copilot/second pilot
minimum descent altitude..not maintained
CONTRIBUTING FACTORS:
weather condition..rain
light condition..dark night
fatigue(circadian rhythm)..copilot/second pilot
fatigue(flight schedule)..company/operator management
object..tree(s) Informationsquelle:
» NTSB
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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 Anchorage International Airport, AK to Gulkana Airport, AK as the crow flies is 261 km (163 miles).
Distance from Anchorage International Airport, AK to Gulkana Airport, AK as the crow flies is 261 km (163 miles).
This information is not presented as the Flight Safety Foundation or the Aviation Safety Network’s opinion as to the cause of the accident. It is preliminary and is based on the facts as they are known at this time.
