Status: | Accident investigation report completed and information captured |
Datum: | donderdag 26 december 1974 |
Tijd: | 18:05 |
Type: | Britten-Norman BN-2A Islander |
Luchtvaartmaatschappij: | Harbor Airlines |
Registratie: | N66HA |
Constructienummer: | 31 |
Bouwjaar: | 1968-10-18 (6 years 2 months) |
Bemanning: | slachtoffers: 1 / inzittenden: 1 |
Passagiers: | slachtoffers: 3 / inzittenden: 5 |
Totaal: | slachtoffers: 4 / inzittenden: 6 |
Schade: | Afgeschreven |
Gevolgen: | Written off (damaged beyond repair) |
Plaats: | ca 1 km N of Seattle/Tacoma International Airport, WA (SEA) ( Verenigde Staten)
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Fase: | Initiële klim (ICL) |
Soort vlucht: | Binnenlandse lijnvlucht |
Vliegveld van vertrek: | Seattle/Tacoma International Airport, WA (SEA/KSEA), Verenigde Staten |
Vliegveld van aankomst: | Oak Harbor Airport, WA (ODW/KOKH), Verenigde Staten |
Vluchtnummer: | 308 |
Beschrijving:Visibility was poor due to snowfall when the Islander departed Tacoma Airport for Oak Harbor. Shortly after takeoff the airplane collided with terrain in the residential area of Riverton Heights, WA. Unknown matter in the pitot tube had caused unreliable readings of the airspeed indicator.
Probable Cause:
PROBABLE CAUSE:
pilot in command - diverted attention from operation of aircraft
miscellaneous acts,conditions - instruments-misread or failed to read
FACTORS:
weather - low ceiling
weather - snow
terrain - high obstructions
instruments/equipment and accessories - flight and navigation instruments: airspeed
miscellaneous acts,conditions - obstructed
miscellaneous - foreign material affecting normal operations
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Kaart
Deze kaart geeft het vliegveld van vetrek weer en de geplande bestemming van de vlucht. De lijn tussen de vliegvelden geeft
niet de exacte vliegroute weer.
De afstand tussen Seattle/Tacoma International Airport, WA en Oak Harbor Airport, WA bedraagt 93 km (58 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.