| Estado: | Final |
| Fecha: | 20 AGO 1985 |
| Hora: | 02:05 |
| Tipo: | Learjet 24XR |
| Operador: | ERA-Jet Alaska |
| Registración: | N455JA |
| Numéro de série: | 24-300 |
| Año de Construcción: | |
| Horas Totales de la Célula: | 6645 |
| Motores: | 2 General Electric CJ610-6 |
| Tripulación: | Fatalidades: 2 / Ocupantes: 2 |
| Pasajeros: | Fatalidades: 1 / Ocupantes: 1 |
| Total: | Fatalidades: 3 / Ocupantes: 3 |
| Daños en la Aeronave: | Destruido |
| Consecuencias: | Written off (damaged beyond repair) |
| Ubicación: | 12 km (7.5 milles) N of Gulkana, AK (Estados Unidos de América)
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| Fase: | Aproximación (APR) |
| Naturaleza: | Desconocido |
| Aeropuerto de Salida: | Anchorage International Airport, AK (ANC/PANC), Estados Unidos de América |
| Aeropuerto de Llegada: | Gulkana Airport, AK (GKN/PAGK), Estados Unidos de América |
Descripción: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)
Fuentes:
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Distance from Anchorage International Airport, AK to Gulkana Airport, AK as the crow flies is 261 km (163 miles).