Descripción del Accidente ASN 20 AUG 1985 Learjet 24XR N455JA - Gulkana, AK
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Estado:Accident investigation report completed and information captured
Fecha:martes 20 agosto 1985
Hora:02:05
Tipo:Silhouette image of generic LJ24 model; specific model in this crash may look slightly different
Learjet 24XR
Operador:ERA-Jet Alaska
Registración: N455JA
Numéro de série: 24-300
Año de Construcción: 1975
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)
Fase: Aproximación (APR)
Naturaleza:Vuelo Doméstico No Programado
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:

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)

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Distance from Anchorage International Airport, AK to Gulkana Airport, AK as the crow flies is 261 km (163 miles).
Accident location: Approximate; accuracy within a few kilometers.

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.
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