Détails:
The aircraft hit a steep bluff short of the runway due to downdrafts gusting to 30 kts.
PROBABLE CAUSE:
pilot in command - misjudged distance and altitude
pilot in command - continued VFR flight into adverse weather conditions
pilot in command - delayed in initiating go-around
weather - downdraft,updrafts
FACTORS:
weather - snow
terrain - high obstructions
» Thomas Brügge
» World Directory of Airliner Crashes
accident date: 24-04-1975
type: Britten-Norman BN-2A Islander
registration: N591JA
accident date: 24-04-1975
type: Britten-Norman BN-2A Islander
registration: N591JA
accident date: 24-04-1975
type: Britten-Norman BN-2A Islander
registration: N591JA
accident date: 24-04-1975
type: Britten-Norman BN-2A Islander
registration: N591JA
| Statuts: | Accident investigation report completed and information captured |
| Date: | jeudi 24 avril 1975 |
| Heure: | 12:20 |
| Type/Sous-type: |  Britten-Norman BN-2A Islander |
| Compagnie: | Munz Northern Airlines |
| Immatriculation: | N591JA |
| Numéro de série: | 57 |
| Année de Fabrication: | 1969-03-06 (6 years 2 months) |
| Equipage: | victimes: 0 / à bord: 1 |
| Passagers: | victimes: 0 / à bord: 1 |
| Total: | victimes: 0 / à bord: 2 |
| Dégats de l'appareil: | Perte Totale |
| Conséquences: | Written off (damaged beyond repair) |
| Lieu de l'accident: | Tin City Airport, AK (TNC) ( Etats-Unis d'Amérique)
|
| Phase de vol: | En approche (APR) |
| Nature: | Transport de Passagers Nat. |
| Aéroport de départ: | Nome Airport, AK (OME/PAOM), Etats-Unis d'Amérique |
| Tin City Airport, AK (TNC/PATC), Etats-Unis d'Amérique |
The aircraft hit a steep bluff short of the runway due to downdrafts gusting to 30 kts.
Probable Cause:
PROBABLE CAUSE:
pilot in command - misjudged distance and altitude
pilot in command - continued VFR flight into adverse weather conditions
pilot in command - delayed in initiating go-around
weather - downdraft,updrafts
FACTORS:
weather - snow
terrain - high obstructions
Sources:
» NTSB» Thomas Brügge
» World Directory of Airliner Crashes
Photos
accident date: 24-04-1975
type: Britten-Norman BN-2A Islander
registration: N591JA
accident date: 24-04-1975
type: Britten-Norman BN-2A Islander
registration: N591JA
accident date: 24-04-1975
type: Britten-Norman BN-2A Islander
registration: N591JA
accident date: 24-04-1975
type: Britten-Norman BN-2A Islander
registration: N591JA
Plan
Ce plan montre l'aéroport de départ ainsi que la supposée destination du vol. La ligne fixe reliant les deux aéroports n'est pas le plan de vol exact.
La distance entre Nome Airport, AK et Tin City Airport, AK est de 164 km (102 miles).
La distance entre Nome Airport, AK et Tin City Airport, AK est de 164 km (102 miles).
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