ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 150235
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| Date: | Monday 15 October 2012 |
| Time: | 15:57 |
| Type: | Grumman C-1A Trader |
| Owner/operator: | Fuel Services, LLC |
| Registration: | N27PH |
| MSN: | 44 |
| Engine model: | Wright R-1820 SER |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 1 / Occupants: 1 |
| Aircraft damage: | Destroyed |
| Category: | Accident |
| Location: | near Skwentna, AK -
 United States of America
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| Phase: | En route |
| Nature: | Executive |
| Departure airport: | Wasilla Airport, AK (PAWS) |
| Nixon Fork Mine Airport, AK (AK40) | |
| Investigating agency: | NTSB |
| Confidence Rating: |  Accident investigation report completed and information captured |
Ex USN BuNo 136791.
The airline transport-rated pilot was on the first leg of a flight to deliver fuel to a remote mining site. About 30 minutes after departure, a primary radar track, thought to be that of the accident airplane, showed the airplane make a 180-degree turn back toward the point of departure. Two witnesses described hearing the airplane pass overhead, and both said that “the airplane did not sound right.” One witness stated that the airplane flew directly overhead of his location under a low ceiling and was going very slow.
The airplane was severely damaged by a postimpact fire and explosion. A review of on-scene photographs by an NTSB fire and explosives investigator determined that there was no evidence of an in-flight fire.
Analysis of weather in the area around the time of the accident showed that although the ceiling was low, the weather did not play a significant role in the accident.
An NTSB on-scene examination of the airframe revealed no preaccident mechanical anomalies that would have precluded normal operation. However, due to the disposition of the wreckage, a detailed examination of the engines could not be accomplished on-scene. The wreckage was not recovered from the accident site. The circumstances leading up to the accident could not be determined.
Probable Cause: The pilot’s loss of control of the airplane for reasons that could not be determined because the wreckage was not recovered from the accident site.
Accident investigation:
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Sources:
NTSB
Location
Images:
Photos: NTSB
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 17-Oct-2012 03:10 | ryan | Added |
| 17-Oct-2012 12:59 | RobertMB | Updated [Aircraft type, Registration, Cn, Operator, Other fatalities, Location, Departure airport, Destination airport, Source, Narrative] |
| 18-Oct-2012 01:30 | Alpine Flight | Updated [Departure airport, Destination airport] |
| 18-Oct-2012 03:39 | Anon. | Updated [Source] |
| 14-Feb-2013 09:04 | TB | Updated [Location, Source, Narrative] |
| 03-Dec-2017 16:34 | ASN Update Bot | Updated [Time, Cn, Operator, Other fatalities, Nature, Departure airport, Destination airport, Source, Narrative] |
| 25-Mar-2022 15:57 | PolandMoment | Updated [Narrative] |
| 27-Mar-2022 18:19 | Captain Adam | Updated [Other fatalities, Departure airport, Destination airport, Narrative, Photo] |
| 27-Mar-2022 18:20 | Captain Adam | Updated [Photo] |
| 02-Jul-2022 07:08 | rvargast17 | Updated [Cn, Narrative] |
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