| Date: | Tuesday 20 August 1985 |
| Time: | 02:05 |
| Type: |  Learjet 24XR |
| Owner/operator: | ERA-Jet Alaska |
| Registration: | N455JA |
| MSN: | 24-300 |
| Year of manufacture: | 1975 |
| Total airframe hrs: | 6645 hours |
| Engine model: | General Electric CJ610-6 |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 3 / Occupants: 3 |
| Other fatalities: | 0 |
| Aircraft damage: | Destroyed, written off |
| Category: | Accident |
| Location: | 12 km N of Gulkana, AK -
 United States of America
|
| Phase: | Approach |
| Nature: | Passenger - Non-Scheduled/charter/Air Taxi |
| Departure airport: | Anchorage International Airport, AK (ANC/PANC) |
| Gulkana Airport, AK (GKN/PAGK) | |
| Confidence Rating: |  Accident investigation report completed and information captured |
Descended into trees when on a night time instrument approach to Gulkana runway 14.
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)
Sources:
NTSB
Location
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