ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 173574
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| Date: | Friday 2 January 2004 |
| Time: | 16:30 |
| Type: |  Piper PA-31-350 Chieftain |
| Owner/operator: | Larrys Flying Service Inc. |
| Registration: | N45008 |
| MSN: | 31-8052167 |
| Year of manufacture: | 1980 |
| Total airframe hrs: | 12808 hours |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 1 |
| Aircraft damage: | Substantial |
| Category: | Accident |
| Location: | 3 mi SE of Koyukuk, AK -
 United States of America
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| Phase: | En route |
| Nature: | Cargo |
| Departure airport: | Galena, AK (PAGA) |
| Koyukuk, AK (KYU) | |
| Investigating agency: | NTSB |
| Confidence Rating: |  Accident investigation report completed and information captured |
The Title 14, CFR Part 135 cargo flight departed for a destination airport about 20 miles downriver. Although weather at the departure airport was VFR, no reports of the actual weather along the route of flight were available. Unable to locate the destination airport due to deteriorating weather conditions, the pilot attempted to return to the departure airport following the river for ground reference. The airplane entered fog and whiteout weather conditions, and collided in-flight with the frozen surface of the river.
Probable Cause: The pilot's continued flight into adverse weather conditions, and his failure to maintain clearance from terrain, which resulted in an in-flight collision with terrain. Factors associated with the accident were fog and whiteout weather conditions.
Accident investigation:
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Sources:
NTSB: https://www.ntsb.gov/_layouts/ntsb.aviation/brief.aspx?ev_id=20040109X00044&key=1
FAA register: 2. FAA: http://registry.faa.gov/aircraftinquiry/NNum_Results.aspx?NNumbertxt=45008
Air International FEB 2004
Location
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 04-Feb-2015 18:23 | Noro | Added |
| 30-Jun-2015 01:09 | Dr. John Smith | Updated [Time, Aircraft type, Other fatalities, Location, Nature, Departure airport, Destination airport, Source, Narrative] |
| 30-Jun-2015 01:11 | Dr. John Smith | Updated [Narrative] |
| 21-Dec-2016 19:28 | ASN Update Bot | Updated [Time, Damage, Category, Investigating agency] |
| 18-Oct-2017 16:12 | Dr. John Smith | Updated [Time, Source, Narrative] |
| 07-Dec-2017 17:34 | ASN Update Bot | Updated [Time, Operator, Departure airport, Destination airport, Source, Narrative] |
| 13-Mar-2021 16:05 | TB | Updated [Location, Source, Damage] |
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