ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 35368
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| Date: | Thursday 18 August 1988 |
| Time: | 06:20 |
| Type: |  de Havilland Canada DHC-2 Beaver |
| Owner/operator: | Bellair (Kenneth A. Bellows) |
| Registration: | N64398 |
| MSN: | 251/1068 |
| Total airframe hrs: | 13985 hours |
| Engine model: | P&W R-985-AN14B |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 1 / Occupants: 1 |
| Aircraft damage: | Destroyed |
| Category: | Accident |
| Location: | Sitka, AK -
 United States of America
|
| Phase: | En route |
| Nature: | Unknown |
| Departure airport: | Sitka, AK (AK29) |
| Rowan Bay, AK (RWB) | |
| Investigating agency: | NTSB |
| Confidence Rating: |  Information is only available from news, social media or unofficial sources |
WHILE ON A FLIGHT FROM SITKA TO ROWAN BAY, ALASKA, THE PILOT FLEW UP A VALLEY INTENDING TO CROSS A PASS WHOSE ELEVATION WAS 2745 FEET MSL. UPON APPROACHING THE PASS THE PILOT ENCOUNTERED CLOUDS WHICH PREVENTED HIS TRANSIT. THE PILOT THEN EXECUTED A 180 DEGREE RIGHT COURSE REVERSAL AND AT SOME POINT NEAR THE COMPLETION OF THE MANEUVER AND IN CLOSE PROXIMITY TO THE STEEP TERRAIN ALONG THE WESTERN EDGE OF THE PASS THE PILOT ALLOWED THE AIRCRAFT TO ENTER A STALL CONDITION. THE AIRCRAFT IMPACTED THE 40 DEGREE SLOPED TERRAIN IN A STEEP NOSE DOWN, NEAR WINGS LEVEL ATTITUDE AND WITH A STEEP FLIGHT PATH.
Sources:
https://www.ntsb.gov/aviationquery/brief.aspx?ev_id=20001213X26702&key=1
http://www.dhc-2.com/id968.htm
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 24-Oct-2008 10:30 | ASN archive | Added |
| 12-Aug-2011 13:59 | TB | Updated [Cn, Operator, Source, Damage, Narrative] |
| 21-Dec-2016 19:22 | ASN Update Bot | Updated [Time, Damage, Category, Investigating agency] |
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