| Date: | Wednesday 15 July 1981 |
| Time: | 10:40 |
| Type: |  Beechcraft 200 Super King Air |
| Owner/operator: | Puget Sound Tug & Barge Company |
| Registration: | N631SR |
| MSN: | BB-244 |
| Year of manufacture: | 1977 |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 6 / Occupants: 6 |
| Other fatalities: | 0 |
| Aircraft damage: | Destroyed, written off |
| Category: | Accident |
| Location: | near King Cove Airport, AK (KVC) -
 United States of America
|
| Phase: | Take off |
| Nature: | Executive |
| Departure airport: | Kodiak Airport, AK (ADQ/PADQ) |
| King Cove Airport, AK (KVC/PAVC) | |
| Investigating agency: | NTSB |
| Confidence Rating: |  Accident investigation report completed and information captured |
Crashed at bad weather during a low altitude visual approach to King Cove, AK (KVC) in mountainous terrain because crew not familiar with destination geography.
PROBABLE CAUSE:
pilot in command - improper in-flight decisions or planning
FACTORS:
pilot in command - inadequate preflight preparation and/or planning
personnel - operational supervisory personnel: inadequate supervision of flight crew
weather - low ceiling
Accident investigation:
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Sources:
NTSB
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